DEFINITION: v. To spend years and years wishing you could be young again, only to discover that it’s actually happening, but not exactly as you imagined. n. The fear the you are getting so old that people will start treating you like a baby

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Youthless: /yooth les/ Doctor Payne broke the sad news to Theo that his mind was starting to reverse itself and go from adult to child again. He would soon go from youthless to useless and that prospect was sadder than any physical disability she could have diagnosed for him. Etymology: Youth (the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person) & Less (comparative of little;used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs) Created by: Nosila.
Repubesce: /re-pew-bess/ Fred had worked his whole life, right up until his 86th birthday when the symptoms began. Repubescophobia had gripped him at 55 and refused to let go. His family had called it for what it was, just getting old, but Fred had stoically worked long and hard to stave off the inevitable. Now, he looked hopefully up at the doctor for an answer, but he quickly saw, with what remained of his vision, that her face said it all. He was going to repubesce, and there was nothing he could do. His repubescence was upon him, and there was no miracle drug on the planet that could stop repuberty. Fred was doomed, so he resigned himself to his fate and asked the pretty young doctor for a lollipop. Etymology: re-: prefix, used to indicate repetition, or with the meaning again, back or backward to indicate withdrawal or backward motion.
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pubescence: to arrive, or begin puberty (the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional) Created by: airliebee.
Doddler: /dädlər/ LLoyd may be retired but he is still very active. He is part of a group that power walks the local shopping mall each morning. He hates it when he gets stuck behind a doddler. Etymology: dodder (tremble or totter, typically because of old age) + toddler (a young child who is just beginning to walk) Created by: artr.
Dependaby: /dah – pend – ay – bee/ Old Tom loved most aspects of growing old, more time with family, playing golf, long walks with no destination, if only he could stop the dependaby transformation. Etymology: Depends (diapers) – baby (infant), antonym of dependable Created by: Mrgoodtimes.
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