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DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it's stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.
Verboticisms
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Dejavupid
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: day-ja-VOO-pid
Sentence: Why, oh why, did she ignore her gut, yet again, and agree to go out with this wanker? Was she completely dejavupid?!?
Etymology: deja vu + stupid
Redididit
Created by: couv78
Pronunciation: Re-did-did-it (roll the d's)
Sentence: He done it one more time again. He redididit? yeah.
Etymology: from the drunkenese - to repeat foolishly
Dohbletake
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: doh! + bull + take
Sentence: She flung a plate at him which shattered, but it missed so she was angry enough for a dohbletake and threw another.
Etymology: Doh!
Neuerrotic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik
Sentence: Joe was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic.
Etymology: NEUERROTIC - noun - from NEUROTIC (a person prone to anxiety and excessive repetitiveness)+ ERROR
Repetigaffe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: reh-PET-eh-gaf
Sentence: Being intensely dense, Leonardo quite frequently would ignore the fact that he'd made a silly mistake and would repetigaffe again and again.
Etymology: Blend of 'repetition' (n. the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) and 'gaffe' (n. a noticeable mistake)
Mispeat
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: Miss pete
Sentence: He mispeat the misspelled word.
Etymology: mis - wrong peat - tail end of repeat
Errerrerr
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: roll the Rs /eh-reh-rehr/
Sentence: Erin erroneously erred and chose to errerrerr the same errerrerr again.
Etymology: a repeated mistake... a repeated "err"
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COMMENTS:
Ha! I hadn't seen yours when I did the same word (spelled diff.). You got my vote! - Alchemist, 2007-06-08: 06:47:00
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Redodebooboo
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ree-doo-dee-boo-boo
Sentence: Like Alice in Blunderland, Bob didn't realize he was about to redodebooboo. I watched in amazment as he once again set the office toaster oven to Burnt Beyond Recognition and walk away. Eh, at least we'd get a few minutes out of the office when the fire alarms went off.
Etymology: redo the boo-boo
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COMMENTS:
as in to continually try to sing covers of Michael mcDonald songs "I keep forgetting, I can't sing this high"? - galwaywegian, 2007-06-07: 04:54:00
Re doobie doobie doo. No I mean, redo doobie doobie doo, er redoobie doo doobie, um ... re ... doo, doobie boobie doo sigh! - petaj, 2007-06-07: 08:29:00
You people are merciless!! (sha-doo-bee-doo-wah...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 09:37:00
maybe the doobie redoobie explains the forgetfulness - perhaps the smoke wasn't from the office toaster - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 11:36:00
The smell would have been much better. Whatever he was cooking stunk like hell. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 11:41:00
whenever someone burns toast in our office everyone yells "group stroke" - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 11:55:00
If you yelled that in my office, you'd likely be molested! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy! ~ James
jadenguy - 2007-06-07: 08:49:00
I only made the word because I really wanted a word to use to describe this. In hindsight, I probably should have also tried to come up with one... This wont' be the last time that happens.
evan - 2008-07-30: 11:59:00
Uh, wouldn't this qualify as 'Addiction?'
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy. ~ James
no word right now - but the drawing cracked me up again!!