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DEFINITION: v. To fret and worry after the accidental trashing of an important document, file or friend. n. The state of anxiety caused by an accidental deletion.
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Freakzure
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: freek-zhure
Sentence: I had a bad case of freakzure when I accidentally deleted that 20 page paper about nothing.
Etymology: freakout + seizure
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COMMENTS:
Unique choice of words to blend. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:18:00
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Gonerhoea
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: exactly the same as the STD
Sentence: Don't give me those piss-weak excuses. Since you were the one who shredded the will yesterday, it's not fair that I'm the one suffering gonerhoea since Granny died this morning. Not only have i lost my inheritance I can feel a dodgy tummy coming on.
Etymology: gone (disappeared, erased, not recoverable) + diarrhoea (gastric symptom which may accompany panic attacks) + gonorrhoea (a venereal disease causing inflammation of the urethra)
Remorris
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree mor ris
Sentence: When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code.
Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)
Eliminanxious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: iliməang(k)shəs
Sentence: Every time Trish sits down at her computer she fears that she will accidentally delete an important document that she can hardly do any work. She is so eliminanxious that she has a attaché full of thumb drives and CDs with back-ups of her data and stacks documents she has printed ”just in case”.
Etymology: elimination (completely remove or get rid of something) + anxious (experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness)
Shredxiety
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: sh-red-zye-it-e
Sentence: The loss of the document inspired a visible layer of shredxiety amongst the cubicles, almost as though no one had heard of a backup file.
Etymology: shred+anxiety=shredxiety
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COMMENTS:
Oh how we've all been sorry we didn't have a back up file! Good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 21:23:00
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Kerpoof
Created by: nickhole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was nearly done with my thesis when my cat unplugged my laptop and kerpoofed my essay.
Etymology:
Shredderfretter
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shredərfretər
Sentence: It happened to him once. Fred shredded an important document. From that point forward Fred was a shredderfretter. He was afraid to shred anything for the fear that it could happen again. His office was so full of paper that his coworkers didn't know if he was in there or not.
Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + fretter (someone who is constantly or visibly worried or anxious)
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COMMENTS:
Another nice one that rolls off the tongue and plops on the floor. :) - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-30: 04:33:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-12-30: 23:35:00
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Mishabolish
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: miss-haa-ball-ish
Sentence: Realizing too late that it WAS in fact her bra in the back seat of her BF's car, jenny quickly regretted her little mishabolish.
Etymology: Mishap: An unfortunate accident Abolish: To put an end to. Slang often used in many prominent law firms, political offices, and Energy company board meetings.
Groundrues
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: ground - roos
Sentence: Heidi ran the accounting firm's chop shop. You had to be very nice to her, or she would use her shredder's axes, on more than the big cheeses' official litter! If you upset her, she'd zoom into your office, and run off with your account books, then feed them to her cutting-edge machinery! She'd deliver the groundrues to them, turning the once cocky accountants into cowering little groundruesters, as the IRS swooped down on them.
Etymology: Ground - past tense of grind, an action that chops things into small bits. Rue: to regret.
Trashedy
Created by: marcogp6
Pronunciation: Noun
Sentence: The barrage of facebook photos of his ex with her new boyfriend, reminded the man of his worst trashedy.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James