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DEFINITION: v. To do something decisive and then immediately start to have doubts, wondering if you did the right thing. n. Second thoughts, or second guesses, about a decision or an action you have made but cannot change.
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Deferredlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment
Sentence: Mary Lou had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Meryl on the grounds of incompatibility when she experienced a major bout of deferredlament, realizing she had been hasty in her assessments, forgetting that life is always a matter of making adjustments.
Etymology: Blend of 'deferred' (postponed or delayed) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)
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COMMENTS:
Defurredlament must be when you decide not to keep the doggy that followed you home! Good Word! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:11:00
very good word - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
The word sounds good to say. Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:49:00
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Remorselfull
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ree/more/sell/full
Sentence: After being a vegetarian for many years Sally took a bite of filet mignon only to be immediately remorselfull.
Etymology: remorse + morsel + full + remorseful
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COMMENTS:
With apologies to Omar Khayyam, but I just couldn't resist this parody: "The fickle finger of 'ate' having 'et', and we cannot remove a bit of it!" Funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:31:00
funny.... - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:04:00
Clever etymology. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:45:00
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Regrecision
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: REE-greh-ci-zhun
Sentence: Alice suffered so acutely from regrcision that she never left home for fear of making a choice she might later regret.
Etymology: Derived from "regret", "regress", and "decision".
Doubtbout
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: daowt baowt
Sentence: For a moment after Naomi squished the cockroach, she experienced a doubtbout. Would Karma be waiting to pay her back? Do these bugs do any good, like eat other bugs? Can she get the goo off her shoe? But her biggest doubt about the demise of the huge insect was even more worrying. How many of his friends and family would show up at her place for the funeral???
Etymology: Doubt (indecision; lack confidence in or have doubts about) & Bout (A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell)
Certaintease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ser tan teez
Sentence: Stepping on cockroaches was not one of the things that Marissa was hired for. But on the other hand, she was unsure if her actions caused an imbalance in life as we know it. Upon speaking with her guru, she decided that her doubts were due to certaintease and she would get over it, especially if she did not want those bugs laying a million eggs in her office!
Etymology: Certainties (somethings that are certai) & Tease (to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them)
Permagret
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: perm-ma-greht
Sentence: No sooner had the tattoo artist finished inking the large portrait of Michael Bolton onto Bruce's chest, when the permagret had set in. He hadn't considered that his career as an underwear model may be compromised.
Etymology: permanent + regret
Deferredlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment
Sentence: Sally Ann had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Mevyn on the grounds of incompatibility when she experienced a major bout of deferredlament, realizing she had been hasty in her assessments, forgetting that life is always a matter of making adjustments.
Etymology: Blend of 'deferred' (postponed or delayed) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)
Hindsplight
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: hinds-plite
Sentence: As soon as I picked up the goldfish cracker off my daughter's high chair and popped it into my mouth, the hindsplight kicked in. Do I spit out the half-soggy, apple juice soaked tidbit or forge on with the chewing. And why do I think eating her scraps is somehow less wasteful than throwing it away? In the midst of my hindsplight, I stepped on a rogue Cheerio, and, with that telltale crunch beneath my heel, I immediately started chastising myself for not picking it up earlier.
Etymology: hindsight modified to include plight.
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence was so true to life, I think we might all have had to stop ourselves from making a face and spitting! Hindsplight was equally powerful at evoking the emotions! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:27:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:03:00
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Boldlygowobbly
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bowled-lee-go-wobb-lee with particular relish on all the b and w and l sounds.
Sentence: Kenny donned his star trek outfit for the first time and headed off to the convention deliberately leaving behind his duffel bag with the spare set of civvies. However, once he got on the bus and the kid behind started jeering at him, he had a boldlygowobbly moment or two debating the merits of taking a detour to K-mart.
Etymology: boldly go (from the Star trek mission statement) + go wobbly (as in "don't go all wobbly on me now")
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COMMENTS:
Even sounds like an alien word! Out-of-this-world! Cute! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:48:00
Kenny must have been bold to wear his star trek costume on the bus! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:06:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
Hee Hee Heee! Good word! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:40:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James