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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

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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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Dunderchild

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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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Errsapparent

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ers ap pare ent

Sentence: The Mrs Fishes were commiserating about the small fry of today and how much they're errsapparent. "Yes", says the first, "Look at my son, Sid Fishes, he is sporting a mullet, he carps about his school work, and he acts gilled-ty because his room smelt like seaweed". "I know what you mean", says the second. "Mine has lost his porpoise, is dating a barracuda, drinks Bass Ale, pretends he's hard of herring, and Holy Mackerel, now he wants to change his name to Salmon Rushdie, just for the halibut!"

Etymology: Errs (to make mistakes or be incorrect) & Apparent (obvious to the mind and eye) & A Parent (person who begats and or raises a child) and play on Heirs Apparent (An heir apparent is an heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation) cannot be displaced from inheriting).

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Successerr

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: suck-ses-serr

Sentence: James came from a long line of Village Idiots and he proved himself to be a worthy successerr to his father and grandfathers before him.

Etymology: successor: one who takes over for another as in royalty or title + err: to make a mistake

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COMMENTS:

James is just one of the Village People... - Nosila, 2009-08-20: 09:51:00

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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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Outerchildism

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: ow - ter - child - ism

Sentence: Shelly's outerchildism was making it hard for her to get over her children's failures.

Etymology: a play off of innerchild

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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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Progeninny

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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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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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