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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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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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Harsissism
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: hahr-suh-siz-uhm
Sentence: with his finger almost touching his brain, mel ventured his disapproval of brad picking his nose. realising that was a moment of pure harsissism.
Etymology: harsh; ungentle, unpleasant narcissism; excessive self-love
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
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:
Mirrortate
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: mirror tate
Sentence: Jack was so mirrortated by George he started copying him.
Etymology: I wanted to do mirritate but it was already taken.
Irripain
Created by: Zahira
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: 'irri' from irritation 'pain'from the resulting factor of irritation
Sinbiosis
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He and his roommate were stuck in a taxing sinbiosis.
Etymology: sin + symbiosis
Mirritation
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: mih-rih-TAY-shuhn
Sentence: As Alex left the dishes in the sink unwashed, he contemplated the hypocrisy of his own mirritation.
Etymology: mirror + irritation
Ircho
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ərkō
Sentence: Mike doesn’t care for his new intern. Instead of learning and adopting Mike’s best talents and habits he irchos the worse. All the bad habits and traits he tries to hide behind his cubicle walls come back to smack him in the face.
Etymology: irk (irritate; annoy) + echo (a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another)
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