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DEFINITION: v. To make a mistake where the benefits exceed the costs of the screw-up. n. An excellent mistake, which despite its stupidity, produces a positive outcome.
Verboticisms
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Missunderstood
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: miss under stood
Sentence: When Joe asked Miss Rogers out on a date, he thought she misstook his intentions, because she fired him. He at first was hurt. She explained later that the Company had a policy against the workers dating each other and since she found him hot and he hated his job anyway, it was a blunderful result. She missunderstood him.
Etymology: Miss (young female) & Understood (indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly)
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COMMENTS:
Blunderful! Love it~ You're such a wordsmith~ I voted for you! :) - abrakadeborah, 2011-11-28: 20:36:00
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Blunderful
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blun der full
Sentence: When Wendy started her new job at James & Sons, she was anxious to learn quickly and move up the ladder. Fireworks started on her first day when she gave the office boy, Jimmy, heck for delivering the wrong mail. The second day, she berated him for spilling coffee on her new suit. The third day, she nagged him to bring in sandwiches for the staff. By day 4 he and she had developed a toxic, intense relationship. On Friday afternoon, he asked her out on a date. She was about to refuse when she felt she had spoken to him in a rude manner all week. Her treatment of him turned out to be blunderful instead. Apparently, Jimmy was one of the owner's sons and loved her feistiness and he and Wendy are now happily married and she is Exec.VP!
Etymology: Blunder (error,embarrassing mistake) & Wonderful ( extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers)
Fauxparagon
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: foh-PAR-uh-gon
Sentence: As the flash of the photographer's camera went off, amid what seemed to me to be an eternity of applause, my heart pounded with the joy of success. Years of hard work had finally paid off; my book had won the neighourhood annual literary award. However as I came forward to accept the thousand dollar prize, it was quickly becoming apparent to me that, to my horror and utter disbelief, almost certainly, a "great" dust-cover disaster was unfolding right before my eyes: the printers had put my name, by mistake, on another author's work. It was a fauxparagon, but I been down or my luck for far too long, so why shouldn't I have a bit of dumb luck too; and, anyway, I needed the money more than he did.
Etymology: FAUX: false, a blunder; PARAGON:ideal instance; a perfect model,perfect example.
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COMMENTS:
oops! - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-02: 14:07:00
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Bonerrata
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: bahn-ehr-atta / bōn-err-atta
Sentence: "She fired me!" Kevin cried out in laughter. "Really? What for?" Devon asked surprisingly. "I asked her out." Kevin replied with a twinkle in his eye. "Huh?" Devon grunted. "Yeah, I asked her out after I accidently deleted all of the files of the Johnson report." "Really?" asked Devon. "Yeah, she said no and she doesn't want me to work here anymore, but she needs me to fix the situation -- from home! So I will now be telecommuting Dude!"
Etymology: bon, good + boner, blunder + errata, corrections of mistakes, from err, to make a mistake
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-04: 06:50:00
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Mistaketastic
Created by: d1420
Pronunciation: mi-steyk tas-tik
Sentence: Jack's decision to sale his only source of milk and protein for "magic beans" sorely upset his mother and put him in a jam. But he soon realized that his mistaketastic set him on his epic adventure up and down the beanstalk.
Etymology: mistake = a misunderstanding or misconception + fantastic = extravagantly fanciful; marvelous
Snafluke
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sna-fluke
Sentence: What started out as a screw-up turned into a snafluke for Terrell because if he hadn't been searching for the Dave Matthews tickets he misplaced, he wouldn't have found the winning lottery ticket in his coat pocket.
Etymology: snafu: an acronym used by soldiers during WWII "situation normal all **up (fouled up in polite company) to refer to a situation caused by confusion or an embarassing mistake + fluke: an accidental stroke of good luck
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-06-12: 22:47:00
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Yahoobooboo
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: ya/who/bu/bu
Sentence: A yahoobooboo occurs when you're in a hurry and you accidentally push the close button in the elevator just as a large group of people approaches.
Etymology: yahoo + boo boo
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COMMENTS:
That's funny and I like to say the word! - arrrteest, 2008-05-02: 15:48:00
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Okaylamity
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: oh kay lammm itt eee
Sentence: Kate had a talent for the okaylamity. her better screw ups had ruined her love life, but got her a job as a stunt woman in the porn industry.
Etymology: okay calamity
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COMMENTS:
Okaylamity Jane! - Nosila, 2010-07-09: 00:34:00
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Catasterrific
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: cat-as-ter-if-ik
Sentence: Geoff was happily contemplating the reason he'd got here.Refusing to accept his line manager's bullying and getting fired had given him time to study and re-train. Here was a man better qualified, better off and much happier. Oh how he chuckled at an event he had seen as a disaster had in fact been completely catasterrific for him.
Etymology: Catastrophic - dramatic negative effect; Terrific - extremely good, wonerful
Wincorrect
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win kor rekt
Sentence: Tony always played the same lottery numbers every week...a combination of birthdates of his family. For 20 years he won nothing. One day he had to rewrite his lottery board because the old one would not go through the reader. He accidentally transposed one birthdate from an 12 to a 21 and lo and behold that group he selected won full prize of several millions...he got the wincorrect winning numbers afterall!
Etymology: Win (victory;attain something) & Incorrect (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth)
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Lesson # 5: "Make excellent mistakes". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition is inspired by Johnny Bunko's Career Lesson # 5: "Make excellent mistakes". See: "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko" by Dan Pink. Thanks Dan! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by johnnybunko. Thank you johnnybunko. ~ James
Israfaceneeme - 2018-07-06: 12:41:00
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