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DEFINITION: v. To do something decisive and then immediately start to have doubts, wondering if you did the right thing. n. Second thoughts, or second guesses, about a decision or an action you have made but cannot change.
Verboticisms
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Immediateindeciseeifidid
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: E-mead-e-ate-in-di-si-see-if-i-did
Sentence: Hema was touring the ancient Egyptian ruins when she stepped on a scarab...she looked down in horror and could not believe her "immediateindeciseeifidid" reaction, as the scarab is worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as an embodiment of the God Khepri. Uhh-Oh!
Etymology: Immediate:at once. Indecis;Part of the word indecisive,meaning:Prone to or characterized by indecision. See;To look. If;A possibility. I;As in one person. Did;Past tense of do.
Deskepticision
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: duh-skept-ah-sish-un
Sentence: Kat's deskepticision about jumping out of the airplane proved to be unnecessary and a waste of time.
Etymology: decision + skeptical
Hindsplight
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: hinds-plite
Sentence: As soon as I picked up the goldfish cracker off my daughter's high chair and popped it into my mouth, the hindsplight kicked in. Do I spit out the half-soggy, apple juice soaked tidbit or forge on with the chewing. And why do I think eating her scraps is somehow less wasteful than throwing it away? In the midst of my hindsplight, I stepped on a rogue Cheerio, and, with that telltale crunch beneath my heel, I immediately started chastising myself for not picking it up earlier.
Etymology: hindsight modified to include plight.
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence was so true to life, I think we might all have had to stop ourselves from making a face and spitting! Hindsplight was equally powerful at evoking the emotions! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:27:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:03:00
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Vacillean
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: va-sill-een
Sentence: Sometimes vacilleaning between Either/Or can only be cured by the unction of Both/And.
Etymology: Blending VACILLATE, meaning to waver, be hesitant + LEAN, meaning to bend, trust in, incline. Playing on VASELINE, an oil-based lubricant
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COMMENTS:
Slick creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:45:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:05:00
enjoyed your word! - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:05:00
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Boldlygowobbly
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bowled-lee-go-wobb-lee with particular relish on all the b and w and l sounds.
Sentence: Kenny donned his star trek outfit for the first time and headed off to the convention deliberately leaving behind his duffel bag with the spare set of civvies. However, once he got on the bus and the kid behind started jeering at him, he had a boldlygowobbly moment or two debating the merits of taking a detour to K-mart.
Etymology: boldly go (from the Star trek mission statement) + go wobbly (as in "don't go all wobbly on me now")
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COMMENTS:
Even sounds like an alien word! Out-of-this-world! Cute! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:48:00
Kenny must have been bold to wear his star trek costume on the bus! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:06:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
Hee Hee Heee! Good word! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:40:00
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Revorce
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rivôrs
Sentence: After weeks of anticipation, the papers finally arrived. The marriage was done. He immediately shifted into revorce, that overwhelming feeling of dimorse. Had he done enough to make it work? Had his expectations been realistic going into marriage? Maybe not, but at least now his "ex" wouldn't be nagging him about wanting to take his girlfriend on their honeymoon.
Etymology: remorse (deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed) + divorce (the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body)
Missimprudent
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: miss-im-pru-dent
Sentence: Eleanor wondered if she may have been a bit missimprudent as she noticed that her new kitchen carpet was the same color as the cockroaches.
Etymology: miss: 1) a young lady miss: 2) blunder, mistake imprudent: unwise, lacking in discretion
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COMMENTS:
Oustanding eponym! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:51:00
As in Miss Imprudent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:57:00
Really good! - splendiction, 2009-03-31: 21:36:00
Good! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:40:00
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Regrecision
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: REE-greh-ci-zhun
Sentence: Alice suffered so acutely from regrcision that she never left home for fear of making a choice she might later regret.
Etymology: Derived from "regret", "regress", and "decision".
Oooptions
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: woop shuns
Sentence: The smirk on the bitches face led Dolly to believe she had chosen the wrong ooption.
Etymology: option oops
Certaintease
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ser tan teez
Sentence: Stepping on cockroaches was not one of the things that Marissa was hired for. But on the other hand, she was unsure if her actions caused an imbalance in life as we know it. Upon speaking with her guru, she decided that her doubts were due to certaintease and she would get over it, especially if she did not want those bugs laying a million eggs in her office!
Etymology: Certainties (somethings that are certai) & Tease (to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James