HUMOMMIATED Adj. hyu-‘mom-me-ay-tud Describing the intense feeling of embarrassment a child suffers when his mother does something like sing, dance, kiss him in public, or lick a kleenex to clean his face. Also, humommiation (n.) Usage: Jacob was humommiated when his mother performed a folk dance, in costume, for his class. How could he ever show his face in the 3rd grade again?
§-An egret’s plume to Honor for the inspiration.
Text © Liesl Schillinger 2/12/2010 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 11/28/2011
