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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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Redumbdant
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: re-dum-dent
Sentence: I know that eating an entire bag of salt and vinegar chips is going to leave me with a belly ache and a stinging mouth as it's done every other time, but I just can't help being redumbdant.
Etymology: redundant + dumb. Also - i love love the drawing - made me lololol
Goofligate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GOO-fli-geyt or git
Sentence: Bob, whose mistakes at first seemed like harmless nonsense, repeated them so frequently, that, in the end, through his goofligates and goofligating he lost all his friends.
Etymology: GOOF: a mistake or blunder; a stupid person & OFLIGATE (of profligate): unrestrained by convention, reckless, dissolute, self-abandoned.
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
Recerring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree kehrring
Sentence: these hangovers were a recerring problem
Etymology: recurring erring
Reiterazy
Created by: monkeywerks
Pronunciation: re it r a z
Sentence: Robert once again proved he was reiterazy by ordering a "Big Mac" for lunch.
Etymology: Reiterate + Crazy
Dumblicate
Created by: jetty1
Pronunciation: Dumb-li-cate
Sentence: Sarah knew that Mary was going to dumblicate last nights' events. So she was prepared and called a taxi.
Etymology: So dumb that you duplicate your mistake.
Redumbdant
Created by: FaintStar
Pronunciation: Ree-duhm-dant
Sentence: The man's redumbdancy resulted in him crashing into other cars, even though he knew he was drunk.
Etymology: Redundancy + Dumb
Gaffedagain
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Gaf-da-gayn
Sentence: Nigel always fell for money- grabbing airheads, even though his friends had warned him time and again he just couldn't help himself. This time he had really gaffedagain as his latest girl had talked him into buying a very expensive, and very large diamond engagement ring even though, unknown to him she was already engaged to someone else.
Etymology: Gaffe(an embarrassing blunder) + Again(once more) = Gaffedagain
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COMMENTS:
GAFFEDAGAIN- nice cadence.
Nigel O'Gaffedagain....wasn't he IRA? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:22:00
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Errennial
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: air-IN-ee-ull or ur-IN-ee-ul
Sentence: Duane errennially spent his weekly pay on lottery tickets.
Etymology: Err + perennial
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COMMENTS:
Ok, so it's neither of the suggested parts of speech. I like it anyway. - Trystera, 2007-06-07: 17:56:00
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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!!