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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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Vexsimile
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: vex-sim-i-lee
Sentence: Jim and Dan were a vexsimile of each other. Even though the twins looked alike, they couldn't stand to be in the same room together because their habits rankled each other to the point of anger.
Etymology: vex: to annoy or irritate + simile:(latin) figure of speech meaning like or similar + facsimile: fax, a copy or reproduction
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COMMENTS:
Double trouble! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:29:00
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Malfaceous
Created by: kaiservunderbar
Pronunciation: mal-face -ous
Sentence: A malfaceous odour rose from his decaying body
Etymology:
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)
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
Apeathy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ape/a/thy
Sentence: Jill's habit of greeting everyone who approached the desk with "what's up guys?" stereophonically in sync with her own sent her into state of apeathy
Etymology: ape (to mimic) + apathy (cool detachment
Psyechosis
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: sahy - ek - oh - sis
Sentence: He simply could not enjoy the comedian with the cackling hyena sitting next to him, he had to move! Luckily, the people next to him had unexplicably moved down a table earlier, his psyechosis was in rare form tonight.
Etymology: Psychosis - Echo
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
Hyposnitical
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: hippo-snit-ick-al
Sentence: Darren argued with his wife about how he hates when she eats cookies in bed and leaves crumbs on the sheets. He doesn't realize he is hyposnitical, as he does the same thing by leaving Dorito crumbs in his side of the bed.
Etymology: hypocritical + snit
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