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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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Myaggra
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: my ag gra
Sentence: Bernie was coming down with a bad case of myaggra because his "friends" were doing what he always did, hitting on chicks, but this time with his own girlfriend, Wanda. They wanted to show off their virility, the way male animals always did. Think deer, elk, moose, the rutting season. Only trouble was that Bernie thought that Wanda would never wander. Too late he realized she would do anything for a buck!
Etymology: My (mine, first person singular possessive) & Aggra (British slang for Aggravation/Aggression) and rhymes with Viagra (little blue pills to treat erectile dysfunction)
Simiproximirate
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: sĭm'ə-prŏks-ĭm'ĭ-rāt
Sentence: When you get mad about me not doing the dishes its clear that you're simply getting simiproximirated, because we all know full well that you are not the cleanliest pig in the sty.
Etymology: Simi (from Latin similis, like) + proximity (The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness. from latin proximus, nearest) + irate (Extremely angry; enraged. Latin iratus, from īra, anger)
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COMMENTS:
also, one would exemplify, or suffer from "simiproximiration". - zrotv, 2007-05-14: 03:44:00
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Nettlesum
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: net tel sum
Sentence: When Grandma next saw her favourite boy, he was given the title 'nettlesum'. This was because she'd forgotten his special toy and blanket. Wheher you are entering a Palace or a Prison, those "babies" needed their comfort.
Etymology: Nettle (Annoy) & Sum (total) and Wordplay on Togetherness (closeness)
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COMMENTS:
add a cement ness - Nosila, 2011-03-10: 02:08:00
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Projiktation
Created by: MissJones
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Living with him keeps me in a permanent state of projiktation. You're so projiktable!
Etymology:
Hollarium
Created by: angel23
Pronunciation: (hall-air-i-um)
Sentence: She was in a natural state of hollarium when he showed up on her doorstep.
Etymology:
Mirritate
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: mir-ri-tate
Sentence: Jill manages to mirritate david, using the same annoying snort, as she tries to clear her nasil passage.
Etymology: mirror, as in mimick/irritate
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
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
Selfdepiquetion
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: self-de-peek-shun
Sentence: Selfdepiquetion is the most confronting of all twinsanities. That realisation that one's sister is a spitting image of one's personality flaws usually outweighs the pleasures of completing each other's sentences and sharing a wardrobe.
Etymology: self + depict (show in a picture) + pique (noun and verb for anger)
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