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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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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)
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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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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Mimicky
Created by: Erikv
Pronunciation: Mim ick ee
Sentence: He knew he never wanted to be cloned because of the intense mimicky he felt every time Ted aped him.
Etymology: Mimic plus icky
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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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
Palindromony
Created by: unclerobb
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After following the trail of Dorito crumbs from their rooms into the hallway, Tom and Joe were overcome by a feeling of palindromony.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Your entymology will give you more points and votes! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:30:00
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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
Slobinmebitchin
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: slob-in-me-be-itchin or -bitchin
Sentence: I find the slobinmebitchin whenever my brother picks it, licks it, rolls it and flicks it.
Etymology: From "slob" meaning "Weezer tune", "in me" and "be itching" or "bitchin". Slobs usually have bad habits, itching is an irritation, and the "in me" covers the mirror bit.
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