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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.
Verboticisms
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Hypocricheesed
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: hi-paw-cri-cheesed
Sentence: Anna was well and truly hypocricheesed when her roommate's constant need to talk on the phone interfered with her highly important phone calls to people she'd met once on a bus.
Etymology: hypocrisy + cheesed off (meaning annoyed).
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COMMENTS:
Mmm...cheese. Makes the bad habits sound hygiene-related. And the "hypocrisy" notion works better than the overkilled "doppelgaenger" for which many have plumped. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-04: 14:41:00
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Hereditic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: herr ed it ik
Sentence: the hereditic was finally proven when aunt Agatha replayed her video recording of john's christening to find a conversation where four generations of Murphy men had their fingers up their nostrils while talking.
Etymology: heredititary, tic
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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Habitchuate
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: ha BITCH yu ate
Sentence: Kevin had to habitchuate himself to his girlfriend Mona*s frequent complaining. Usually he would respond in a high-pitched voice, "Would you pleeeeease stop whiiiiining? Pleeeeease? Jeeeeez, I can't even think straight! I'm so tiiiiired, and now this....It's giving me a heeeeeadache....It's sooooo annoyyyyying! Why does this always have to haaaaappen to meeeee?"
Etymology: Habit + bitch (v.) + habituate
Mirrortation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mir err tay shun
Sentence: his sense of mirrortation multiplied with each swallowed bogey he witnessed.
Etymology: mirror irritation
Impairodies
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: im per o dees
Sentence: John hates it when his little brother, Freddy, comes and hangs out with him and his buddies, when they watch major sports events on TV. Freddy stuffs his face on snacks, swears and pretends to swill beer and act drunk. His impairodies of John & his friends are legendary. His buddies think it is hilarious, but John just hates getting stuck babysitting the little aper.
Etymology: Impair (mentally or physically unfit;diminished in strength, quality, or utility) & Parodies (makes a spoof of or makes fun of;mimics)
Peeritate
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: Peer-ah-tate
Sentence: Susan stood with her boss's dry cleaning, peeritated as hell, while Randy handed him tickets to a performance of his favorite opera... in Vienna.
Etymology: peer- an equal, fellow in community; irritation- a state of anger
Echorritation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: eh-co-reh-TAY-shun
Sentence: Seeing or hearing some of his own peccadilloes and bad habits from his friends and acquaintenances always causes Wilmer to experience severe bouts of echorritation wherein he shouts the same epithets and insults that they toss his way when HE does or says those things.
Etymology: Blend of 'echo' and 'irritation'
Carboncopeeved
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: car-bon-cop-eevd
Sentence: he became so carboncopeeved that that he had no choice but to find somewhere else to live
Etymology: carbon copy, peeved
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COMMENTS:
missed this the first time round - good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-05: 14:50:00
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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