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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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Fogielistic

Created by: greengoddess

Pronunciation: Fo gie listic

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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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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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Loatyose

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Loat-yose

Sentence: I still can say...loatyose

Etymology:

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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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Parentlament

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: pah-RENT-la-ment

Sentence: Randy and Sandy are typical parents who share with each other a great deal of parentlament when their kids ignore good advice and make the same mistakes they themselves made as teens.

Etymology: Blend of 'parent' (a father or mother) and 'lament' (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)

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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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Genethick

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: jen eh thik

Sentence: The fishy world of genethicks shows more misinformation in our double eelix than had been previously thought

Etymology: genetic thick

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Offlapse

Created by: PolishedAmethyst

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Gwen isn't going to be at the party tonight, there was an minor offlapse in the family and she needs to take care of it.

Etymology: Offspring, relapse

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Progeninny

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: proj-uh-nin-ee

Sentence: Most are happy that Jake is an only child. Now if only he can keep from producing a progeninny of his own, perhaps the world will be just a little smarter.

Etymology: progeny (offspring) + ninny (fool)

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