Verboticisms

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

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: des/tin/nee/capt

Sentence: My New Year's resolution to get in to work on time every day was destikneecapped by a power failure and a subway delay.

Etymology: destiny + knee-capped

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COMMENTS:

love it - galwaywegian, 2011-02-08: 09:45:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dis-met

Sentence: Janene got a bonus of $100 for her hard work on one of her accounts. Her car broke down on the way home and it cost her $300 to get it fixed. She made some extra money at a part-time job and spent all of it on the speeding ticket she got hurrying to get there on time. It's just another of life's cruel jokes. It's dismet!

Etymology: dis (rap slang, short for disrespect) + kismet (fate; destiny)

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: fae stray tion

Sentence: There was an overall sense of fatestration at the annual singles Valentine's Day dance when no women showed.

Etymology: fate frustration

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Created by: thoughtnomad

Pronunciation: car ma tic

Sentence: It was karmatic for John, a man who disdained the poor, when he lost his inheritance.

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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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Created by: FreakyDeak

Pronunciation: Dayoos-ex-mock-ee-na

Sentence:

Etymology: Deus Ex Machina + mock

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kar mad

Sentence: Yes Wendy Murphy was upset. It happened again. It was another example of the karmad she had felt lately. Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong...Murphy's Law indeed. And now again her breakfast was ruined. The bread had fallen and landed butter-side down...on her not so clean floor. It probably was because she never learned. Don't butter the bread before you put it in the toaster. It never just pops up, it always goes flying when it is done!

Etymology: Karma (the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny;fate;kismet) & Mad (very foolish;affected with madness or insanity)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kar mar jar een

Sentence: Destiny just knew when her perfect new husband's ex showed up at their wedding reception, it was not only as a guest, but as a date for him. Once again, Destiny's karmargarine was at work. Buttered toast side down on a dirty carpet...the fuzzy end of the lollipop...what's a four letter word starting with an "F"...oh yeah, FATE!

Etymology: Karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation)& Margarine (a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter)

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Created by: tommyboy

Pronunciation: kar-muh-lize-duh

Sentence: after a day of repeated jinxes, my fortune was kharmalized with a slip in the shower.

Etymology: play on words/hominym

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