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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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Parappointment

ubgrud

Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: pair-ah-point-ment

Sentence: I can't believe she spent that money on her hair, Marcy said to her manicurist.

Etymology: parent+disappointment

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Dumbosys

Created by: blakyoshi7

Pronunciation:

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Genafuc

Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: jean-A-fudd

Sentence: My mom cringed with genafuc when I told her I was stripping.

Etymology:

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Erroer

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: err ro er

Sentence: Fish parents are no different from human parents. They salmon the courage to spawn (just for the halibut) or to have small fry. They are the sole providers to ungrateful offspring. These kids become hard of herring when they become teenagers and the little shrimp are often smelt before they are seen. They can be crabs, they skate, wear a mullet, plaice great importance on their friends at school and sing out of tuna. Yes, parenthood is a game of trawl and erroer.

Etymology: Error (mistake) & Roe (fish eggs or egg-filled ovary)

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COMMENTS:

erroer is a pretty crappy word - Koekbroer, 2012-05-26: 02:18:00

I think you meant carpy...and yet who got the most votes...hmmm - Nosila, 2012-05-27: 21:00:00

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Genidiocy

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: jenideeeosee

Sentence: The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

erasmus I would vote but I need more detail, a sentence, some etymology! Its a good word! - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 10:02:00

The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy. - galwaywegian, 2007-01-18: 04:14:00

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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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Pedisgrace

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /'ped-is-"grAs/

Sentence: "Big" Tony Goldblatt was pedisgraced to see his daughter follow in his footsteps and become a hitperson.

Etymology: From pedigree + disgrace

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Heirroneous

Carla

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: air-roh-nee-us

Sentence: Like his father, and his father's father before him, Tim heirroneously believed money could buy him happiness.

Etymology: heir + erroneous (containing or derived from error)

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Kidisillusioned

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: ki-dis-ill-oozh-und

Sentence: When I found out my son had gotten drunk and driven home despite my warnings not to, I was entirely kidisillusioned

Etymology: kid + disillusioned

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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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