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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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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)
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'
Sinbiosis
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He and his roommate were stuck in a taxing sinbiosis.
Etymology: sin + symbiosis
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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Reflustration
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌɹifləˈstɹeɪʃən/
Sentence: The annoyance caused by the cohabitation of a neat freak and a slob is nothing compared to the reflustration that ensues when two slobs move in together.
Etymology: From reflect + frustration
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COMMENTS:
I'm voting for you! Delusions make me believe that both of those co-habituations would make good scenarios for a sit-com. Bet someone's already done it... Wayne and Waynetta Slob (by Harry Enfield) comes to mind. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-04: 14:38:00
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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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Irightation
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: i right ation
Sentence: After irightating my way through the party i realized that i had no friends because i deserved no friends. Obsessive irightation may lead to the character of an irighctator.
Etymology: i am right irritation of self-reflection.
Impairodies
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: im per o dees
Sentence: John hates it when his little brother, Freddy, comes and hangs out with him and his buddies, when they watch major sports events on TV. Freddy stuffs his face on snacks, swears and pretends to swill beer and act drunk. His impairodies of John & his friends are legendary. His buddies think it is hilarious, but John just hates getting stuck babysitting the little aper.
Etymology: Impair (mentally or physically unfit;diminished in strength, quality, or utility) & Parodies (makes a spoof of or makes fun of;mimics)
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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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