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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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Vexspunge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vek spunj
Sentence: Cynthia's decison to delete Herman from her life by chainsaw filled her with vexspunge...until the next cute guy came along and she got her blades sharpened.
Etymology: Vex (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress) & Expunge (remove by erasing or crossing out)
Slashtrastify
Created by: janefitzsimmons
Pronunciation: slash - trast -tiff -ee
Sentence: As a walked into the residence seeing the blood and paper shreds, I was presented with an extreme case of slashtrastify.
Etymology: I know that slash isn't the same as shredding, but it's close enough.
Frayhem
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: fray/hem
Sentence: Frayhem ensued at the dry cleaners when the Armani suit got caught in the shredder.
Etymology: fray + mayhem + hem
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COMMENTS:
It's always nice to see something a little bit different! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 21:19:00
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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.
Doculament
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /dok-yu-la-MENT/
Sentence: Peter was about to move out of the apartment he'd lived in for years, and he was what one might call a 'packrat' — he had kept all of his old receipts, paid bills and bank statement in his desk drawer. He impulsively decided to make a fresh start and change his packrat ways by shredding everything in the drawer. But after doing so, he remembered that he had kept his birth certificate, car title and tax records in that same drawer, and soon doculamented his rash shredding spree.
Etymology: Document - any written item, or computer data file (from Latin, documentum "example, proof") + Lament - to feel sorrow or mourn over (from Latin, lāmentārī "regret")
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COMMENTS:
Did he deliver a filogy over the shredded remains? What a grave situation. - petaj, 2008-03-05: 05:16:00
Meaningful and with feeling. Excellent verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:36:00
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-05: 19:31:00
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-06: 04:34:00
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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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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)
Oopsbliterate
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: oops-bli-ter-ate
Sentence: Rather calmly, Kimberly noticed "I just oopsbliterated the entire server."
Etymology: oops (accidental expression) + obliterate (wipe out)
Shredderdreader
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shredərdredər
Sentence: Several years ago Millie was shredding her usual batch of junk mail when she spotted Ed McMahon’s smiling face in the teeth of the paper chomper. Too late! Convinced that she had lost the chance of a lifetime to be a millionaire, she has become a shredderdreader, refusing to throw away any mail. The accumulation now occupies every nook of her small apartment. She eats only cold meals because lighting the stove would surely start a fire. The microwave was crushed by a pile of paper several months ago. Things are suddenly looking up for Millie. She has the opportunity to make some serious coin being featured in the new reality show, Hoarders. Thanks, Ed.
Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + dreader(someone who anticipates with great apprehension or fear)
Shreddexia
Created by: Babbalabba
Pronunciation: sh-redd-x-eea
Sentence: At Little Hills Rehabilitation center, Linsday was overcoming a severe case of shreddexia, imiges of bloody chainsaws still populating her mind as she sobbed to her psychologist, "Why, why...I...was just cutting the hedges and I...I-", draped in misery.
Etymology: (None)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James