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DEFINITION: n., A soft romantic moment which is unexpectedly interrupted by a pestersome child, parent or spouse. v. tr., To barge in on a romantic couple at a most inopportune moment.
Verboticisms
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Woobegone
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: woo-BEE-gon
Sentence: When Roxie's mother came to stay, it was, in matters of the heart, the worst week of woobegone for Bob.
Etymology: Blaend of "WOO" inclined,as with affection & "BEGONE": depart go away!
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COMMENTS:
Terrific! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 09:12:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:26:00
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Amoratorium
Created by: treehous
Pronunciation: \ˈa-mȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm/ (ah-more-ah-tore-ee-yum)
Sentence: He was just about to get down to business when he felt an amoratorium in the form of his dog's wet nose pressed against his rear.
Etymology: amor- from L. amorosum, from amor "love." moratorium- from Latin morari "to delay," from mora "pause, delay"
Entercoarse
Created by: mugmesh
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Everything was going really well until an act of entercoarse occurred.
Etymology: enter (to make an entrance) + coarse (without finesse)
Lustbust
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lust/bust
Sentence: The lustbust took place when Jim's wife walked in on him and her best friend making out in the bedroom.
Etymology: lust + bust
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COMMENTS:
who ya gonna call - lustbusters - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-10: 10:28:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:09:00
Enjoy the way you, Jabberwocky, and Ozziebob keep me chuckling. This is not only a great word ... it's such a fun word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:52:00
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Smerackle
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: smer-ah-cuh
Sentence: Don't smerackle mommy and daddy.
Etymology:
Rentassunder
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: rent-ass-under
Sentence: After several failed attempts at conjugal relations, we began to suspect our two-year-old of ulterior motives. Why did she only toddle into our room after a bad dream when we were about to embark on Operation Sibling? Did she know? Her ability to rentassunder our passionate moments was diabolically effective in keeping her position as the youngest in the family.
Etymology: "let no man rent asunder" from the standard wedding service changed to include ass.
Coituruption
Created by: bluenutria
Pronunciation: Coy-tur-ruption
Sentence: James and Midge experienced major coituruption when Midge's father bust in on them.
Etymology: Coitus + Interruption
Buttintryst
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: But in trist
Sentence: Jessica's buttintryst on her husband Simon and her neighbour Felicia's assignation gave a whole new meaning to the term, Neighbourhood Watch!
Etymology: butt in & tryst
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COMMENTS:
I will never say neighbourhood watch again without smiling! Great sentence. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 09:13:00
Spot on Silver! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:58:00
Cheers, mates! Affair dinkum indeed. - Nosila, 2008-01-12: 01:37:00
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Stopulation
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) stop-u-la-shun (v.) stop-u-late
Sentence: Bob and Mary slide the bedside table in front of their bedroom door each time they get intimate out of fear of being stopulated by their three young children.
Etymology: stop + [cop]ulation
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COMMENTS:
interesting tri-combo compilation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-10: 21:10:00
I have a Verbotomy widget on my classroom website, and one of my students suggested "romantischism" - milorush, 2008-01-11: 07:45:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-01-10: 19:37:00
Excellent verboticism!
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James