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DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
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Faterring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fat err ring
Sentence: if he had fathere half as many children as he had faterred, he could have had his own republiv
Etymology: fat erring, fathering
Pregaffulate
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: preg 'af yu layt
Sentence: Richard wasn't smart enough to keep his mouth shut after he pregaffulated Megan. He then called her fat. Well, it was nice knowing him.
Etymology: pregnant + gaffe + congratulate
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COMMENTS:
Nifty combobulation of those three words. Very apropos for the definition. Good job! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:25:00
REALLY LIKE IT! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:03:00
Very good verboticism! - Mustang, 2007-12-13: 19:01:00
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Prenatalapse
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pree-neyt'-el-laps/
Sentence: Dennis had been expecting a raise until the night of the holiday party, before making a prenatalapse after being introduced to Mr. Roth's wife. He was guilty of a fetal-flaw, and now his hopes for a raise are no more expectant than Mrs. Roth herself.
Etymology: prenatal - preceding birth; pregnant (from Latin, prae- & nātālis) + lapse - a slip or error; also, a pause or break in continuity (from Latin, lāpsus)
Notsobirthingfat
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: nawt-soe-ber-thing-fat
Sentence: He toasted her new motherhood only to find a black eye and some serious notsobirthingfat.
Etymology: not + so + birth:reproduction + fat:obesity
Fauxgestation
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: fo-ges-tay-shun
Sentence: Bob made a grevious error when he commented on the fauxgestation of his boss's wife.
Etymology: faux = fake; gestation = the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal (Wikipedia)
Pregerr
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pregər
Sentence: The newest memo from the head office said that cashiers should find some way to compliment each customer, whether that be their clothing, their hair or jewelry. Bill was anxious to be the first to get on the company bandwagon but only succeeded in putting his sizable foot in his mouth. In congratulating the next person in line on an upcoming maternity, he offered up the ultimate pregerr. The man he was talking to was not even slightly amused.
Etymology: pregnant (having a child or young developing in the uterus) + err (be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake)
Misconceivetion
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mis/kuhn/seev/shun
Sentence: Johnny was totally embarrassed about his misconceivetion and congratulations in regards to Joe's wife because of where she carried her excess weight. He spent the rest of the evening dancing to Joe and his wife's stares about his unmaculate misconception.
Etymology: misconception + conceive
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COMMENTS:
I like unmaculate misconception - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
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Dumbgratulate
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: dum/grach/u/late
Sentence: While high school reunions tend to be alot of "Oh my God, did you see how bad so and so looks?" Blaire's was even a bit worse than that. Sure she had put on a "couple" of extra pounds since she was voted Hottest Cheerleader," but to be dumbgratulated all night long on her pregnancy was just plain wrong.
Etymology: mix of dumb and congratulate.
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COMMENTS:
Dumbfounded...isn't it at what some people say to you! - Nosila, 2008-11-04: 22:17:00
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Blimpstaken
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Blimp ms taken
Sentence: Blimpstaken for the fifth time today, Tom pondered why circumstances, (he preferred to accuse Lady Destiny) thrust him towards lactating females who were not in fact lactating. He then wondered if his constant blimpstakes was his psyche trying to tell him something... he looked at his wife, shuddered, and turned over. Thank God for birth control! The next morning his wife was to exclaim that she was pregnant, and when confronted by an agonized Tom she admitted she had been off the pill for months, that she was tired of people coming up to her with congratulations for an non-existent pregnancy. "To say 'yes, thank you very much' for once, Tom! How wonderful that would make me feel!"
Etymology: Blimp (bloated) & mistaken (in error)
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COMMENTS:
poor baby!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:01:00
Inspired ! Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 23:49:00
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Pregknot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: preg nät
Sentence: Tom was watching his pending promotion sliding away. He tied himself up in a big pregknot by suggesting that the boss's wife was expecting. He incurred the wrath of the obeast when he offered that she must be carrying twins.
Etymology: pregnant (having a child or young developing in the womb) + knot (a complex and intractable problem)
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COMMENTS:
+ not as she's not pregnant - another great word artr - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:04:00
Very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 17:27:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang Thank you Mustang ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
very nice play on words ... but the meaning could be mistaken for a man's padded belly while playing Santa.
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
rickki - 2011-02-05: 18:22:00
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