Can the term "Glorified delivery" be used to signify giving birth?
My cousin is giving birth to twins, and I am preparing the invitation cards.
I wrote
Twice as much love
Two blessings from above
Anthony a lovely boy
And Joya brings the joy
The glorified delivery
Is on the 17th of January
May their lives be filled with Love and laughter
And may God bless them with happiness forever
Obviously, I have to use certain keywords, like delivery and January, can the term glorified delivery be used to describe giving birth, is there a better term?
And is it "Okay" that the last 2 sentences are longer than the others?
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The problem is that "glorified" is a sarcastic term. In means "wannabe" or "dressed up attempting to be something else."
If you put a big fancy necklace on a dog, it's a "glorified collar." The thing actually is a collar, but you're dressing it up to try to make it more than that.
A novel which has clearly been padded, stuffed, and overextended could be a "glorified novella." (So it should be a novella if you take the fat out.)
I would never read "glorified delivery" as "a delivery full of glory," which what you intended. A glorified delivery is when the Publishers Clearing House people show up with balloons and TV cameras and a band to hand you an envelope which the mail carrier would have done without all the fuss.
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