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DEFINITION: n. A state of irrational irritation, which inevitably develops whenever you work or live with someone whose annoyingly bad habits happen to mirror your own. v. To be annoyed by someone who has the same annoying habits that you do.
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Mirrortation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mirərtāshən
Sentence: Like father, like son, they say... Whenever Jack and Jack Jr. spend more than 5 minutes together you can be assured that sparks will fly. They are so much alike that the mirrortation is inevitable. Friends and family always hope that the phrase **You can cut the tension with a knife**, is virtual and not literal.
Etymology: mirror (a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image) + irritation (the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or angry)
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COMMENTS:
Reflective word... - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:33:00
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Slopelgangeritis
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: slop-el-gang-er-eye-tis
Sentence: Slopelgangeritus took over as Bill's irritation at his roommate burst forth even though Bill knew that he did the same things and shouldn't be mad at his friend.
Etymology: slop + doppelganger + itis
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COMMENTS:
Has there been an outbreak of itisitis in the verbotomy circle? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:51:00
Slopelgangrene sounds really nasty - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:55:00
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Habitatfortwinsanity
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ha-bi-tat-for-twin-san-i-tee
Sentence: After falling in the toilet for the third time that week, and not knowing if it was he who had left the seat up, Bob realized that rooming with Jeff had gone from peaceful cope-habitation to a habitatfortwinsanity.
Etymology: habit, habitat, twin, insanity, Habitat for Humanity
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COMMENTS:
lol..love it! - Sketchy, 2007-04-04: 16:21:00
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Mirritation
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: mi-ri-tay-shun
Sentence: It wound Zach up no end when antisocial eejts in the quiet carriage shouted their stupid lives into their stupid mobiles. It was interfering with the sound of his chirruping Angry Birds app.
Etymology: mirror (to reflect or depict faithfully) + irritation (to excite to impatience or anger)
Annoymirrage
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: aN-oy-mirr-age
Sentence: As their habbits reflected each other, they got annoymirraged, and upped the anté by chewing even louder!
Etymology: to annoy + a mirrage
Doppelanger
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: dop/ell/an/ger
Sentence: Jim quietly seethed with doppelanger as Suzie threw her dirty laundry on the floor, obscuring his own smelly socks.
Etymology: Doppelganger + anger
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COMMENTS:
Jim and Suzie were the spittingimage of each other -- or is spitting (as in spitting chips) only an Aussie saying? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:48:00
twice as funny if you're from Cork. (See Langer!) - galwaywegian, 2007-04-04: 06:08:00
i am from Cork which is why I laughed so much at this one. - suzanne, 2007-04-09: 19:31:00
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Marcelmarceauism
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: mar/sell/mar/sew/ism
Sentence: Who would have thought a co-worker would arrive dressed as a mime (my usual attire) and cause such marcelmarceauism.
Etymology: Marcel Marceau (famous mime) + ism
Mirrirritationalism
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /mirra-irra-tay-shun-a-lism/
Sentence: "Doug had developed an acute case of mirrirritationalism as his roommate's snoring increased every night. It did nothing to appease his mind that every other night his roommate thought the same thing about him."
Etymology: Mirror + irration + -alism
Mimeopathy
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: mim-eo-pathy
Sentence: Justin was such a profound mimeopath it was surprising he could bear people breathing in the same room...
Etymology: mimeo (duplicate, copy) + pathy (Feeling, suffering, perception)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sasgod.
Thank you sasgod! ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-04: 04:45:00
I think we've already overdone the "doppelgaenger" idea.
wordmeister - 2007-04-04: 09:17:00
Hey Bulletchewer, Are you slobinmebitchin about the carboncopeeved apeathy? Or, are you just feeling hypocricheesed by today's twinfuriating doppelangers?
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-04: 10:59:00
You tell me, Mr Overkill.
wordmeister - 2007-04-04: 15:49:00
I think it's Olsenation...
Today's definition was suggested by sasgod. Thank you sasgod. ~ James