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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.
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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
Sentence: It is always with sinister and evil irony that the spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost and because of this mysterious voodooplication I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: VOODOO - verb - from VOODOO (to act upon with magic; magical) + DUPLICATE (to make an exact copy of)
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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Accumulose
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: acc-youm-you-lose
Sentence: catherine had a whole drawerful of sunglasses, due to her tendency to accumulose her eyeware.
Etymology: accumulate + lose
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
Switchbacktrack
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Switch-back-track
Sentence: Harvey was reaching under the loveseat to retrieve his wayward M&Ms when he felt something thin and plastic, which turned out to be the iPod Nano he lost during the Steelers game last week and couldn't live without, and then had to rush down to Best Buy and switchbacktrack a new one with the leftover balance on his gift card his folks sent last Christmas, while Nancy glanced over at his bag of M&Ms and asked with mild indifference, "are you eating those, or what?"
Etymology: Switch: change or swap + Switchback: an unexpected change of direction + Backtrack: to cover territory already traveled.
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2008-09-25: 20:17:00
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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)
Sparendipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Spare-en-dipp-itee
Sentence: Admiring the new treasure along side the newly found OLD treasure, Todd thanked sweet sparendipity for his good fortune.
Etymology: Spare (extra) + serendipity
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)
Aproxymate
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: homonym - approximate
Sentence: Although John cared deeply for Veronica, the unexpected news that she not be going Europe for a year was bittersweet. He had he had much in common with her aproxymate, Marilyn, and would miss her company dearly.
Etymology: a + proxy + mate
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)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James