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DEFINITION: n. The feeling you get when fate plays a stupid little trick on you, just to remind you that life isn't fair. v. To suddenly remember that you've been screwed by the powers that be.
Verboticisms
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Karmagettin
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kärməgetin
Sentence: Harry seems to be surprised every time fate slaps him in the face. He refuses to change his behaviors so he keeps karmagettin the same results. Somehow this only makes him more determined to continue on the same course. Such is the life of a bulldog.
Etymology: karma (destiny or fate, following as effect from cause) + gettin (come to have or hold something; receive) a plat on Armageddon - the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment
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COMMENTS:
Karmandgettit! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:32:00
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Repolinder
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: ri'po'lin'der
Sentence: I was completely repolindered at the sight of the mess, causing a dramatic outbreak
Etymology: repo as in reposession of sanity + 'inder as in reminder
Vicioussitude
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: vish + iss + ih + tood
Sentence: The brakes on my car failed three days after the warranty expired... it's enough to give you a vicioussitude!
Etymology: vicious + (vicissitude combined with attitude)
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COMMENTS:
like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-08: 04:46:00
Thanks, person-from-Galway-or-so-I-assume. I know it doesn't *exactly* meet the definition, but as soon as it popped into my brain I knew I could not resist. - Osomatic, 2007-03-08: 04:49:00
I think it's as close as may be. Makes Fortune sound like vengeful agent. - petaj, 2007-03-08: 05:50:00
I tried saying this word and sprayed slobber all over my monitor... - Alchemist, 2007-03-08: 14:43:00
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Destinyschide
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dess-tun-eez-chide
Sentence: every week he bought a lottery ticket..except this week... and as he watched his numbers come up he was filled with a sense of destinyschide
Etymology: chide, destinys child
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:48:00
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Murphydent
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: mør-fy-dent
Sentence: And just as he raced in to the finish-line ahead of the other's, he had a horrible murphydent; a flock of seagulls attacked his car and made him spin.
Etymology: Murphy's Law - everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Accident - unintended error.
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COMMENTS:
Isee now that I read the definition a little wrong... Oh well, a slight murphydent. - allwise, 2007-03-08: 02:05:00
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Scrowned
Created by: superbananaman
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I just got scrowned when my milk flew into the air and poured all over my phone and landed in my fish tank.
Etymology:
Kickmet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kikmet
Sentence: Harry believes in kismet. Unfortunately he often ends up with kickmet instead.
Etymology: kismet (fate) + kick (strike or propel forcibly with the foot)
Humilifated
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with humiliated
Sentence: Carole was humilifated by the continuing mishaps that plagued her.
Etymology: humiliate (to cause a painful loss of dignity) + fate (destiny)
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COMMENTS:
I guess that's just the way the fortunecookiecrumbles. - petaj, 2007-03-08: 02:56:00
excellent - wordmeister, 2007-03-08: 08:23:00
Nice one! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:49:00
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Fatealistic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fait - ah - list - tik
Sentence: Gloria discovered that just by changing one letter in the word fatalistic, she had a new word for the feeling she was having... Every little thing seemed to go wrong for her and because of these little events which kept adding up, she began to feel fatealistic.
Etymology: fate, fatalistic
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COMMENTS:
Fateall attraction! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:33:00
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Serendipiteous
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: serendipity + piteous
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COMMENTS:
I really like this word, but it would be much better with a sentence... - petaj, 2007-03-09: 02:18:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313.
Thank you paintergrl1313! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313. Thank you paintergrl1313. ~ James
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