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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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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)
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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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
Parentshame
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PAR-ent-shame
Sentence: When my son Trent called me from the drunk tank, I knew the bitter tang of parentshame.
Etymology: parent + shame
Parappointment
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
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
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)
Dejablues
Created by: Psychicsi
Pronunciation: day-zyar-bloo-s
Sentence: Groucho and Binky were hoping to send their daughter Nelly to university, but were suffering dejablues when she packed herself off to the circus
Etymology: From de-ja-vu (the feeling of repeating a past event) and having the blues (depression)
Horriditary
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: hor/id/i/tary
Sentence: When the Whooples many years later saw the raucus repercussions of their ripsnorting romp in the hollyfuds one fine evening during the merry month of May, they realized only too well the impolite implications of horriditary.
Etymology: horrid + heriditary
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COMMENTS:
oh yes. very good. - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 11:10:00
Yes quippingqueen! Very good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-17: 23:57:00
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