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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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Mirrortation

artr

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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Reflective word... - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:33:00

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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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petaj 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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Mirritate

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mir-ri-tate

Sentence: Jill manages to mirritate david, using the same annoying snort, as she tries to clear her nasil passage.

Etymology: mirror, as in mimick/irritate

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Hypocrivity

Created by: ArtCFantaC

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Mirroyance

Created by: oswald

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Mirrortation

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mir err tay shun

Sentence: his sense of mirrortation multiplied with each swallowed bogey he witnessed.

Etymology: mirror irritation

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Palindromony

Created by: unclerobb

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Sentence: After following the trail of Dorito crumbs from their rooms into the hallway, Tom and Joe were overcome by a feeling of palindromony.

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Your entymology will give you more points and votes! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:30:00

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Irripain

Zahira

Created by: Zahira

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Etymology: 'irri' from irritation 'pain'from the resulting factor of irritation

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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'

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Psyechosis

Mrgoodtimes

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

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-04: 00:40:00
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...

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-21: 04:45:00
Today's definition was suggested by sasgod. Thank you sasgod. ~ James