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DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
Verboticisms
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Ruinrage
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: roon-raje
Sentence: Andy was beside himself with ruinrage. Just as his toothpick model of the Eiffel Tower was almost complete, his neighbor burst into the den and knocked over the card table it rested on. Thousands of hours of work and 85,000,000 toothpicks flew around the room. As if by instinct, Andy went for his throat.
Etymology: Ruin (an irrecoverable state of devastation) + Rage (is a mental state that is one extreme of the intensity spectrum of anger)
Ruevenge
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Roo-vin-ge
Sentence: After Pete's flambe set off the sprinkling system, Carol's jello mold was ruined and she was overwhelmed with ruevenge.
Etymology: Combination of "rue" and "revenge"
Yendeavourage
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: YEN-dev-Oh-RAGE
Sentence: Bob went into a yendeavourage when Roxie criticised his verboticism.
Etymology: YEN: yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen] ENDEAVOUR: a purposeful or industrious undertaking & RAGE:Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.
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COMMENTS:
YEN: ENDEAVOUR: & RAGE - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-25: 05:09:00
I hardly dare leave a comment for fear of verboticritique - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:36:00
Your word and etymology are so appropriate to the definition! Admire your way with words and envy how vast your vocabulary is! I think this every day, not just today. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:20:00
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Countedcrossbitch
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: cown-ted kross-bich
Sentence: After Jeff used Shelly's hand embroidered monogrammed to wipe up after fixing his motorcycle in the living room, he had to endure hours of her counted cross bitch. didn't he know that those towels were for decoration? How could he not see all the hours she put into each and every thread pull??
Etymology: counted cross stitch -a form of a craft + bitch also the word cross relays that a person is angry. This was my submission last time, too...
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COMMENTS:
terrific word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:12:00
Wickedly clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:13:00
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Recipatrocity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee
Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."
Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity
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COMMENTS:
Excellent choice of three words then so cleverly blended! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:15:00
great word and I don't even know Pat - galwaywegian, 2008-02-06: 07:43:00
Love the sentence; great word blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:42:00
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Blament
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: blah-meant
Sentence:
Etymology: blame/lament
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COMMENTS:
I like your creation. Wish you had created a sentence with it. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:38:00
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Recipanguish
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ress-eh-PANG-wish
Sentence: Felicity suffered a severe bout of recipanguish when her boyfriend Phillipe criticized her buffet by saying her teriyaki was yucky, her upside down cake looked right side up and her tarts were exceedingly bland.
Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' ( set of instructions for making something from various ingredients) and 'anguish' (extreme pain, distress, or anxiety)
Khaan
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɑɑɑn/
Sentence: The power went out last night while I was halfway through an unsaved project, and I became so filled with khaan that I left a handprint on my mouse.
Etymology: 2008, from Khan Noonien Singh, character in the television series "Star Trek" (1967) and in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), whose name was famously screamed by Captain Kirk. Khan's first name is possibly coined from khan (n.), c.1400,
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COMMENTS:
Very unique and stunning in it's simplicity ... once I read the etymology ... I got it! Finally! Very unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:38:00
Eponymic words, a great way to go! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:32:00
Apparently I exceeded the character limit on the etymology here. And the sentence is absolutely true. Except that I really had only just started the project. And I didn't actually deform my mouse. And I guess I wasn't really all that upset either. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:19:00
I try to change it up every now and then. Only so much portmanteau I can take, so sometimes I try to coin words after people, conjugate or rearrange phrases (a la Mustang's "heartwrench"), or piece together a word from prefixes, roots, and suffixes (as in "necrohippoflict"). Sadly, I rarely get any votes when I do. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:22:00
Anyone have any other gimmicks that they use to construct words? - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:23:00
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Angstony
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: angst uh nee
Sentence: Poor Tom Turkey. First of all, they were not out to get him a raw deal. They were out to "get him!" It was time to get a move on, before they could get a grip on him. Maybe if he could get across the creek, Tom Turkey might get ahead of them. With that in mind, he tried to make a fast get away. His pursuers decided to get down to it, and managed to get even with him. Quickly, hoping to get in on the act, one of his pursuers swung an axe. Tom did get a pain in the neck! Ordered to get if off his chest, feathers flew. Next he was forced to get the hang of it. But the ultimate pain of it all, came when poor Tom had to get cooking! Worst of all, he had no way to get back at them! Poor Tom, he suffered the angstony of it all!
Etymology: Angst and agony that make one ache for revenge!
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COMMENTS:
poor Tom - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:11:00
Wattle he do next? Gobble up this news and accuse us of Fowl Play? - Nosila, 2008-11-25: 23:59:00
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Heartwringer
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: HART-ringr
Sentence: It was yet another heartwringer for Miriam, leaving her feeling crushed, and somewhat revengeful when her boyfriend Delbert told her her upside down cake looked right side up, her apple tarts were bland, and her teriyaki was teriyucky.
Etymology: Blend of heart and wringer..."a painful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal"
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!
Yes, the sweet green icing is flowing down... Oh no!!!!!! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-06: 16:05:00
The face and fists were an excellent portrayal of her anger and frustration! I tried to match that drama in your caricature with the words in my sentence. Very inspiring!
And I will never have that recipe again! Thank you silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-11-25: 11:53:00
So many great creates every day by such excellent wordsmiths, that I have trouble voting because it's hard to limit my choice for best to just two! I'm also amazed at all the new creations for the temporary re-run of old definitions! Almost proves everything is better the second time around!
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James