DEFINITION: n. A mother-in-law who lives with her married child and their spouse. v. To live with your mother-in-law.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Smotherinlaw: /smuh thur in law/ Shelly’s mother taught her, from the time she was born, that she could not succeed at anything, without her mother’s help. Even after Shelly married, Shelly was convinced she could not care for her children properly, without her mother’s help, so she invited her mother to live with her and her husband. Her husband acquisced, often admitting “If mommy ain’t happy, nobody ain’t happy.” It was his way of coping with his wife and smother-in-law. Etymology: Smother, Mother-in-law.
Smother – stifle another with to much attention and interference. Mother-in-law – the mother of your spouse. Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments on Smotherinlaw:
readerwriter, 2009-01-21: 14:10:00
Some people will do anything to win! Hah! Got my vote.Jabberwocky, 2009-01-21: 16:13:00
What would a Smothers Brother’s mother in law be called?Left a song on Tjayzz’ word
Nosila, 2009-01-22: 00:41:00
Great word! Has a nice “wring” to it!metrohumanx, 2009-01-22: 06:25:00
Mom always liked you best!
Mommysneerest: /mom ee snee rest/ Although Joan had never approved of Smedley (he wasn’t good, tall,rich or dynamic enough for her precious daughter, Claudia), she none the less lived in their home and ran the show, while contributing neither funds nor moral support to her son-in-law. Joan commented on everything and approved of nothing that went on in the home. Although Smedley had sired 2 perfect children with Claudia, the delight of their Grandma’s eye, she still held him in contempt. He could do nothing to please her and his wife Claudia never stood up to her Mother to show solidarity with her husband. When Smedley’s book was published and became a #1 Best Seller, she was agog at his success. His book was entitled, “Mommysneerest”, a novel about a man named Smedley, who’s mother-in-law, Joan, tried to come between he and his wife Claudia. Apparently, his story struck a chord with others and he was invited on “Oprah” to discuss his book. With his money from the book sales and his offer of it being made into a movie, Stanley was able to afford to buy his mother-in-law a home of her own, very far away from him and his family. The dreaded in-law was now an outlaw in his home. The irony was that he would never have experienced such success without the scorn of his mother-in-law! Etymology: Mommy Dearest (Book by actress Joan Crawford’s daughter Christine about her mother’s abusive behaviour to her) Sneer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls;a contemptuous or scornful remark) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Mommysneerest:
silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 18:23:00
Great plot and nice twist for an ending.
Terrific word!
Dourkeeper: /doÅrkÄ“pÉ™r/ At first Judy saw her mother in-law as a live-in babysitter. Before too long it became clear that the role of dourkeeper was more the case. Nothing the family did escaped scrutiny. Etymology: dour (relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance) + doorkeeper (a person on duty at the entrance to a building) Created by: artr.
Comments on Dourkeeper:
silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:15:00
Brings to mind the ‘dower’ mother in England history that was built a ‘dower house’ to prevent her living in their house. Good word.
Crowhabitation: /crow-ha-bit-A-shun/ It was never my intention to live with the old bird. But she and her friends kept flocking to our house to see the grandkids. I was that buzz-heard throughout the house that sent shivers down my spine. Finally, I decided crowhabitation was the path of least resistance. Sometimes I get a little down in the mouth, and my wife says, “Why so blue, Jay?” but it’s better than robbin’ the kids of their in-heron-tance. Etymology: Cohabitation altered to incorporate crow, as in a hovering, pesky bird. Created by: Nuwanda.
Comments on Crowhabitation:
TJayzz, 2009-01-21: 16:11:00
Great wordsilveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 17:00:00
Puntastic sentence … great tWITtering!Nosila, 2009-01-21: 19:39:00
She sounds like a raven lunatic or at the least stork-raven mad. Owl bet you have been cooped up too long in that falcon house! Great word.mweinmann, 2009-01-22: 08:18:00
fun word, glad you pecked it!!
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