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DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.
Verboticisms
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Pairendipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pare-en-dipp-uh-tee
Sentence: Feeling relief at finding his comfortable old coat he thought had been lost forever, Randal counted his blessings at the pairendipity of now having a brand new coat along with the old, comfortable one.
Etymology: Blend of pair and 'serendipity' (good fortune; luck)
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COMMENTS:
great word and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 09:13:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:18:00
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Costandfound
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cost-and-found
Sentence: Marlene tripped home in her brand new red stilettos only to be thrust into consternation when she costandfound her crimson footwear under the doorstep.
Etymology: lost and found + confound
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-29: 13:25:00
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Whiploss
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i experienced whiploss when i found a condom in my wallet
Etymology:
Purchiclone
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PUR-chee-klohn
Sentence: Bob ran naked from his bath when he realized that his purchicloned lotto ticket and the original - thought lost, but now being used by Roxie as a bookmark, were the only winners in the "$20m Bonanza Jackpot."
Etymology: PURCH (of purchase):to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy & CLONE: to produce a copy
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COMMENTS:
your word made me think of purchicloincloth - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 13:20:00
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Identifind
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahy-DEN-ti-fahynd
Sentence: It was eurekarma for Bob when he realized that his purchicloned lotto ticket and the identifind - thought lost, but now being used by Roxie as a bookmark, were the only winners in the "$20m Bonanza Jackpot."
Etymology: "Identifind": blend of indenti(cal) & find. "Eurekarma": Blend of "eureka" & good "karma." "Purchiclone" vb. to purchase an identical item or thing.
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COMMENTS:
I really like purchiclone! - MrDave2176, 2007-10-29: 09:19:00
lucky Bob - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-29: 13:48:00
Agreed MrDave - 'perchiclone' gets my vote. - Tigger, 2007-11-06: 17:30:00
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Shopstitute
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I couldn't find my cheese grater until after I'd gone to the mall for a shopstitute.
Etymology: Shop + substitute
Postrihtagane
Created by: Artomun
Pronunciation: post-RIT-uh-gain
Sentence: n: I lost my new phone; it's probably a postrihtagane... v: I end up postrihtaganing everything I buy...
Etymology: Prefix 'post' meaning 'after'; 'riht' derived from Old English 'rihtan' meaning 'to replace'; 'agane' derived from Old English 'ágan' meaning 'to obtain'. Combined as 'postrihtagane' to mean 'after-replace-obtain'.
Surromate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sur-uh-meyt
Sentence: When Darren showed up at the party with a surromate, he explained that his wife was lost at sea. Her side of the story is that she once accidentlly docked her canoe at the wrong pier.
Etymology: surrogate (a substitute) + mate (husband or wife; spouse)
Serendipishitty
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had just bought a replacement for my lost love, then I found it, serendipishitty after all.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James