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DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

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Erredity

hyperborean

Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: err-ehd-ih-tee

Sentence: When Sandra insisted she really, really loved the drop-out slacker, her Mom remembered meeting Sandra's Dad for the first time, shrugged, and chalked it up to erredity.

Etymology: err (make an error) + heredity (characteristics transmitted genetically

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Dunderchild

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dəndərchīld

Sentence: It*s no wonder Joe is embarrassed by his dunderchild. After all, Junior has inherited almost everything he knows from his nincompop.

Etymology: dunderhead (a stupid person) + child (a son or daughter)

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Pissedoffspring

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pissd/off/spr/ing

Sentence: Their pissedoffspring were a constant source of anger and disappointment

Etymology: pissed off + offspring

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COMMENTS:

springs eternal i guess... - wordmeister, 2007-01-17: 23:58:00

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Grumpfather

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: GRUMP-fah-thir

Sentence: "My kid is such a downer, he never sees the good in people," Jim grumpfathered.

Etymology: grumpy + father

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Parant

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: pair-rant

Sentence: Just as he was about to parant about his kids, Justin remembered his father had paranted about him in much the same way.

Etymology: parent + rant

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Kidsgusted

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: kidz-gust-ed

Sentence: When Marnie started dating the biker, her mother supported her decision, but was secretly kidsgusted with her.

Etymology: disgusted + kids

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Repanguish

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: re pang wish

Sentence: Olive suffered a lot from repanguish, especially when her daughter also got pregnant at 16 just like she did.

Etymology: from repeat and anguish. Oh and it could be from repent at having kids at all, cos really if they make the same mistakes, whats the point?

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Irrinfintated

Created by: katiesavard

Pronunciation: ee-rin-fin-tate-ed

Sentence: To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

Etymology: irritated, infant - irrinfintated

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Procregret

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: pro-cree-gret

Sentence: When her son was arrested for sexually assaulting the school's goat mascot, Sue precregretted that drunken night sixteen years ago in the back of whats-his-name's car.

Etymology: procreate,regret

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Misanglerthrope

Created by: IndubidableDan

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Betty the fish proved to be a true misanglerthrope after the death of her boyfriend, Jonathan, by means of fisherman’s catch. Silly Jonathan seemingly became allured to a shiny hook, which in turn became the death of him. Instantaneously, Betty became allured to his cousin, Ronald- who was known to be quite wealthy in real estate down by the Coral Boulevards.

Etymology: (Misanthrope:person who hates others) + (angler: A fishhook, or tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod; To try to gain by insinuating artifice)

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