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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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Snackle
Created by: jaberdadi
Pronunciation: snackle(verb); eating a snack meal
Sentence:
Etymology:
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'
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
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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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:
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
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)
Stupeeved
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: stoo + peeved
Sentence: I always get stupeeved when the party next door gets louder than my party.
Etymology: stupid + peeved
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