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DEFINITION: n. An unintended consequence of medical or psychological therapy, especially if the therapy is supposed to make you feel "young again". v. To feel young and stupid again.
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Testosterampage
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: tess-TOST-ehr-ram-paij
Sentence: Harleigh was a very sedate and well behaved senior citizen until he began taking some 'new age' suppliments he got thru a TV offer and after a few days on the therapy he went on a testosterage, not only frightening his wife, Heloise, but wearing her to a frazzle as well.
Etymology: Blend of 'testosterone' (n. the sex hormone, C 19 H 28 O 2 , secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm) and 'rampage' (n. violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive)
Spryedeffect
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: OOPS! - SHOULD READ: Sprydefect! (Pron: SPRYIDE-e-fekked. Fekked, like my typing. I can't believe I managed to misspell a word I made up! ;-)
Sentence: While Granny was initially happy the little pill had brought some lovin' back into their bedroom, being awakened ten times a night by an urgent poking in the small of her back was rapidly becoming an unwelcomed sprydefect of the drug.
Etymology: spry + defect
Reptiledysfunction
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rep tyl dis funk shun
Sentence: When Stan's libido started to take long vacations, he went to the doctor to get some help in the form of little blue pills. After taking one or two, he started displaying unusual side effects. One of the more disturbing was what his wife Joyce called his reptiledysfunction. He ran around like a randy iguana. He stood in a menacing stance, tongue flicking in and out of his mouth, singing, "We're off to see the Lizard, the wonderful Lizard of Awes". Time to get that dosage checked...
Etymology: Reptile (any cold-blooded vertebrate) & Dysfunction ((medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part) and Wordplay on Erectile Dysfunction (the reason they made Viagra and such products-impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis)
Ponce
Created by: rephil
Pronunciation: pawnse
Sentence: Dr. A: "How did the procedure work out for Mrs. Hyde?" Nurse B: "The face lift turned out great -- got her a new boy toy. But he left over the stretch marks from the lipo -- so that was a bit of a ponce.
Etymology: Colloquial -- after Juan Ponce De Leon, first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico and legendary seeker of the Fountain of Youth.
Cocoonsequence
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: cah-coon-see-kwens
Sentence: sure, i had extra vitality, but the appearance of 15 superfluous nipples was an upsetting cocoonsequence
Etymology: consequence, cocoon[the movie...with steve guttenberg]
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COMMENTS:
too much catnip pill error, i'd say - galwaywegian, 2007-06-18: 06:18:00
Sheesh, that's some breast unhancement! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-18: 09:38:00
She must have misread the part where it said it would improve her mammary. unrelate: Everybody knows Wilford Brimley was the star of Cocoon! - jadenguy, 2007-06-18: 11:51:00
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Rejuveninny
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rijoōvəninē
Sentence: Walter was having issues with his circulation. A side effect of his new prescription is increased blood flow to certain underused parts of his anatomy. His wife amused and bemused by his rejuveninny behavior.
Etymology: rejuvenate (make someone or something look or feel younger) + ninny (a foolish person)
Friskifize
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: frisk-ee-fighs
Sentence: Dr., I want to friskifize myself. Can I get something over the counter, or should I try a shady, grey-market website?
Etymology: Frisky- energetic, horny. Suffix 'ize' to infer the subject becoming the nature of the verb.
Juveniledelinconsequence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: joo ven eyl de lin kon se kwens
Sentence: Mabel was on the phone to her husband Walter's doctor about his most recent prescription and it's bizarre side effects. She asked him if was supposed to make him act young and immature again. "No", said, Dr. Gerry N. Tologist, "it's just supposed to revive his libido". "Well", said Mabel, "It has not done that because he is too busy listening to rap music, wearing his pants too low and acting like a punk. In fact, he's been arrested for driving his power chair too fast and spraying graffiti all over the neighbours' fences. I am throwing out these pills, because I cannot live with the juveniledelinconsequence of his actions!"
Etymology: Juvenile Deliquent (a young offender) & Consequence (aftermath;result;outcome of an action)
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COMMENTS:
wow what long word, it works too - sanssouci, 2010-01-13: 14:59:00
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Adoselescent
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Add-oce-les-sent
Sentence: After two hours of a spoonful of the medicine, I could clearly see the adoselescents of it. She was whining in a feeble position on the floor, and all functions of "going" in the toilet became null and void.
Etymology: Adolescent (a young person) + dose (a prescribed amount of medicine)
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Rob Sawyer's newest novel, Rollback. It is a story about a happily married (60 years!) couple who get "Rollbacks" -- medical procedures which are supposed to turn their 80-year old bodies into 25-year ones. It works for the husband, but unfortunately not for the wife -- which puts a bit a test on their marriage when they start to develop different levels of "need". ~ James
Purpleartichokes Wins GUST! Read all about it in Verbotoweek: purpleartichokes - The Office Politician.
jadenguy - 2007-06-18: 11:28:00
that was also an episode of the twilight zone. that show was amazing because it was both awesome and taught values!
jermainechambers44 - 2010-01-12: 18:04:00
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