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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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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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Ficpugnetclam

Created by: roulouken331

Pronunciation: Fick- pug- net- clam

Sentence: I made my siter ficpugnetclam so much, when I ripped her favorite tulip paper, that my mother had to bring her to a therapist and priest to make her calm down.

Etymology: Fic- to make Pugn- fight et- and clam- cry out

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Angsterdamnation

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Created by: seniouxa13

Pronunciation: angs-ter-dam-ney-shun

Sentence: Nooohh!! My boyfriend got my sister pregnant and they eloped to who-knows-where!! If I find them, they're going to experience my eternal angsterdamnation!!! *sniff* I'm going to write an emo poem now...

Etymology: From angst(having intense feelings of sadness and insecurity) and damnation(subjected to being damned)

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:54:00

Dramatic sentence and word! Devilishly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:46:00

No dutch comforthere! Intresting word;luv the sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:06:00

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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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Thwartitis

Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: thwart itis

Sentence: Jerome experienced acute thwartitis when his sand castle was struck by an errant beach ball

Etymology: From thwart, and itis (implying inflammation)

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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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Piqueccupy

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: pee-KYUH- pahy

Sentence: Despite her piqueccupy when her pet project to bake the biggest "kanga" pie in the land was scabotaged, Roxie, although dreampeeved, immediately sought rootaliation. ...............Oh, forgive me Skippy!

Etymology: PIQUECCUPY: "pique": the feeling of hurt, vexation or resentment & "occupy": to busy or engage or employ the mind, energy, attention. SCABOTAGE: sabotaged by strikebreaking, non-unionized, labour.

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COMMENTS:

So many excellent verboticisms. Wow! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:13:00

love rootaliation - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:49:00

nicenice - purpleman, 2008-02-06: 20:01:00

I like scabotage, too. - Tigger, 2008-02-07: 01:09:00

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Wreckmyopusitis

Created by: dlxwdave

Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis

Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.

Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis

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COMMENTS:

A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00

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Sufferage

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Suff-er-ayge

Sentence: Fiona had spent months on her self portrait, so when her partner came in out of the rain with his mansize brolly he unfortunately stabbed the painting with the pointed end as he as putting it down, leaving a large hole right through the forehead. Fiona gasped and then started to howl, the sufferage she was feeling was beyond words. She was so angry she didn't know whether to hit him with the offending object or throw her masterpiece out of the window.

Etymology: Suffer(be affected by, experience something bad or unpleasant) + Rage(uncontrollable anger, a desire for revenge)

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COMMENTS:

My vote goes to 'sufferage' for today. :-) - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 06:46:00

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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)

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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