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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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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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Stinkendipitous
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: stink-uhn-dip-i-tuhs
Sentence: The toast incident was just another in a never ending chain of stinkendipitous occurences.
Etymology: stink + serendipitous
Murphancholy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈmɚfənˌkɑli/
Sentence: Murphancholy is as likely to be triggered by the Peter Principle, Hofstadter's Law, Godwin's Law, or other force of irony than by Murphy's Law itself.
Etymology: From Murphy (as in Murphy's Law) + melancholy
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COMMENTS:
Nice. - wordmeister, 2007-03-08: 01:06:00
A very good combo! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-08: 04:49:00
Gotta give you credit (and a vote) for the fancypants linguistic markings in the pronunciation. - Osomatic, 2007-03-08: 05:40:00
Woo! I knew all that time fiddling with the IPA charts would pay off. - ErWenn, 2007-03-08: 17:35:00
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Moiraed
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: moy-raid
Sentence: Susan moiraed through the days events; life really did suck.
Etymology: Moirai [name of The Fates from Greek mythology] + ed [suffix]
Destikneecapped
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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Fatalisterical
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fay tah liss terr ik al
Sentence: No matter how frequently Mr. right escaped her clutches, it nver ceased to maker feel fatalisterical.
Etymology: fatalistic hysterical
Failtalism
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fail tall ism
Sentence: Mary was hit by a feeling of failtalism when she realized that yet again she was not going to be Cinderella at the ball.
Etymology: from fail and faitalism
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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Kharmalized
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
Suckatude
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After I dropped my toast I was over come with a feeling of suckatude
Etymology: Suck+aditude
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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