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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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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
Dunderchild
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)
Despawndent
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: de-sporn-dent
Sentence: His offspring invoked a great despawndency in him, when they ignored his experienced advice to not have children.
Etymology: despondent (sadness) + spawn (offspring)
Heirrified
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: air - eh -fide
Sentence: Marty was heirrifed when he saw Isabelle taking the same risks and making the same mistakes that he had made when he was younger.
Etymology: heir, terrified
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COMMENTS:
Heiriffic word! - Nosila, 2009-08-21: 00:32:00
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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
Ragetition
Created by: hamburgerman
Pronunciation: rage-a-tish-un
Sentence: the man had emenase ragetition when his son stole a car, a foolish stunt he pulled in his teen years as well
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-20: 19:01:00
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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
Progeninny
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)
Slapsed
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: slap-sz'd
Sentence: Sadly, many parents are slapsed by their children these days.
Etymology: slapped + elapsed (as in, time elapsed since you were a child)
