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'I don't think that I can take it!'

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.

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Blamestorm

Created by: Magnetic

Pronunciation:

Sentence: When little timmy poked suzie's intricately constructed house of cards, it set of a blamestorm no one could have prepared for.

Etymology: Blame. Storm.

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Naggerpression

Created by: purpleman

Pronunciation: nag/er/press/tion

Sentence: i lost the air bags to my car because last night someone stole them, now im in a great naggerpression

Etymology: nagging/depression

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COMMENTS:

Strongly emotional verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:28:00

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Sorrowl

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: sŭ'roul

Sentence: When Jenny discovered that none of her data had been backed up before the catastrophic system failure, she let out a deep, guttural sorrowl which could be heard echoing throughout the neighborhood. David heard the cry penetrating his walls, almost a block away, and wondered if perhaps there was a birthing bovine somewhere in the area.

Etymology: SORROW (Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair.) + HOWL (To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound)

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Anorakattack

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: anno rak at ak

Sentence: The anorakattack provoked by the inadvertant dumping of the blanket she had made by painstakingly knitting over three decades of her bellybutton fluff was indeed excellint.

Etymology: anorak as in trainspotter type, attack.

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COMMENTS:

Unique creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:20:00

nice combo i like it!! - purpleman, 2008-02-06: 07:25:00

she must have felt like lintching him - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:48:00

What a blankard! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:12:00

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Countedcrossbitch

libertybelle

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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Countedcrossbitch

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: kown-ted-kross-bich

Sentence: Fran turned into a real counted-cross-bitch when she saw that Jason used the emboridered towels she made to wipe off his greasy hands. How could he not see all the time she invested? How could he not know those towels were for display only?!

Etymology: counted cross stitch: a type of thread embroidery + bitch: a shrew or a complaint.

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COMMENTS:

didn't see this earlier - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 15:33:00

Laughed long and loud! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:42:00

Very clever. Jason is lucky - next time he might be the one "embroided!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:18:00

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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"

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Emoterise

Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: E-moat-er-eyes

Sentence: So cut my wrists and black my eyes. So I can fall asleep tonight, or die. Because you kill me. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone.' OMG I hate my life!! why am I emoterised!!!' .. Errr Sarah, it's just a nail..

Etymology: Emo - Short for 'emotional', also a genre of music which depicts death and pain and basically want to end your life music.

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COMMENTS:

Rude drivers, and careless ones on their cell phones, certainly emoterise this driver! I will certainly use this word, this way, a lot. Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:36:00

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Mccarthuryism

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mik karth uree izm

Sentence: Susan's despair at having her cake left out in the rain enflamed her animosity towards Jimmy and in a spurt of mcarthuryism, she vowed never to make a cake for him again. From now on, all he would get would be cow pies.

Etymology: MacArthur (Park, as in the lyrics to this song...a park in Los Angeles named after Douglas MacArthur) & McCarthyism (unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty, named after Joseph McCarthy,United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957))

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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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-06: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James

libertybelle libertybelle - 2008-02-06: 12:36:00
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-06: 13:12:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-07: 03:25:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-26: 00:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James