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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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Voodooplicate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: voo/doo/pli/keyt
Sentence: The evil spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost and once again because of this mysterious voodooplication I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: voodoo + duplicate
Postespialoss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: post es pi aloss
Sentence: Johnny was assaulted by a postespialoss and when his wife (didn't he knock her out, haul her to nowhere and put her in a locked chest six feet under the ground?) found him proposing to another woman.
Etymology: Post (after) & espial (taking notice of something) & loss (act or instance of losing)
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COMMENTS:
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 13:18:00
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Replilocate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: rep-li-lo-cate
Sentence: The only way I can find my missing things is to replilocate them. I just buy something just like them, and they come out of hiding just to mock me.
Etymology: replicate: reproduce or repeat + locate: to find
Replacementaltelepathy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ree/place/men/tal/tele/path/ee
Sentence: I find that a surefire way to find a lost item is to use repalecementaltelepathy. Without fail, as soon as the replacement is in your hand, the location of the lost item will instantly be apparent.
Etymology: replacement + mental telepathy (paranormal communication)
Buyonefindone
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: buy-one-find-one
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
BOFO, instead of BOGO? - Nosila, 2010-02-24: 22:06:00
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Missplace
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: miss plays
Sentence: When Toby's girlfriend,Rowena, disappeared, he knew he would be lonely, so he had a reason to missplace her, with Zelda. When Rowena did get back, she was shocked to find herself usurped. Who knew a 4 hour trip to the mall would have such dire consequences?
Etymology: Miss (young woman;be without) & Misplace (to lose temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place)
Gottwoman
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: got-two-man
Sentence: So you found it,to bad your a gottwoman now.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
slapsunagelpalupanormenclucion - looseball, 2007-10-30: 11:20:00
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Whiploss
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i experienced whiploss when i found a condom in my wallet
Etymology:
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)
Alzfinders
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: alls-find-erz
Sentence: Remember honey when I bought that new GPS because the other one came up missing...well I found the old one in my bike's baggage holder! Whoduthunk it? Perhaps I have Alzfinder's disease.
Etymology: Alzheimers+Finders
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James