DEFINITION: v. intr., To compensate for emotional rejection by trying to change one’s appearance through aggressive dieting, exercise and/or plastic surgery — common among aging divorcees.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Abpathetic: /ab + pÉ™-ˈthe-tik / I wish my Uncle Marvin wasn’t so abpathetic and just by a new red Ferrari sports car like any normal middle aged divorced man
Etymology: Ab (from abdominals or stomached + pathetic (absurd, melancholy, laughable, or sad)
Created by: DrWebsterIII.
Comments on Abpathetic:
hyperborean, 2012-10-23: 22:38:00
Great word! Welcome back DrWeb!
Egoplasty: /EE-go-plaz-tee/ Make your egoplasty appointment soon. Etymology: ego + medical term Created by: DaddyNewt.
Comments on Egoplasty:
DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 00:19:00
nice word
Sadapt: /sad apt/ After his wife of 20 years dumped him for the pool boy,Kevin decided to enjoy himself and adapt a swinging bachelor lifestyle. His after-work beer therapy sessions gave him a much larger girth than before and his attempts to sadapt to the hedonistic life,made his fsvourite song, “The girls get prettier at closing time…” Etymology: Sad (bad; unfortunate) & Adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) Created by: Nosila.
Emulateration: /em-yoo-LATE-ur-a-shun/ “My emulateration is complete, should Cher stumble onstage, her tone-deaf back up dancer can step in and save the day. Where did I put my marbles? ” ~Shar Bano, Backstage Etymology: From (Emulate: to imitate to try to equal or excel) + (alteration: the state of being altered. Changed) Created by: SethelMerman.
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