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DEFINITION: The feeling you get when fate plays a stupid little trick on you, just to remind you that life isn't fair.
Verboticisms
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Draggravation
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: drag + rav + ay + shun
Sentence: I missed every dang traffic light on the way to work today - it was such a draggravation.
Etymology: drag + aggravation
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COMMENTS:
very good, my favorite, even better than mine! - brankoz, 2007-09-07: 16:41:00
Nice! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-07: 18:24:00
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Latamahimo
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: la-ta-ma-hi-mo
Sentence: a word that describes "we can do nothing" la-ta-ma-hi-mo
Etymology: la, ta, mahimo
Karmosity
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: karm/os/ity
Sentence: I'm filled with karmosity when I drop a coin and it rolls into the sewer, the bread lands peanut butter side down, or the milk I just bought is sour.
Etymology: karma + animosity
Cwapaigwump
Created by: RachelPhillipson2007
Pronunciation: Cwapaigwump
Sentence: I fell on my arse the other day and it reminded me life is so shit.
Etymology: Cwapai [feeling crap], Gwump [getting in a grumpy mood, feeling worthless]
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COMMENTS:
that is cool! - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00
well its fucking mine lol - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00
i no blah - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:57:00
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Vexistentiality
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Veks-ee-sten-shee-AL-a-tee
Sentence: When Bob's life momentarily turned from "joie de vivre" to "jolt de vivre," his vexistentiality reminded him of life's vicissitudes.
Etymology: Vex-to cause one to feel annoyed, dissatisfied or irritated, etc. Existential-pertaining to existence -ity-expressing state or condition.
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COMMENTS:
I kant help but camuserate with Bob's predicament. It hesse to be the sartre of thing that happens when you let your kierkegaard down. - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 10:32:00
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Moironic
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: Moi -ron - ic
Sentence: Jody was thrilled when she discovered the beautiful antique cabinet at a yard sale for only $2. She spent the entire drive home planning how she would arrange her Hummel figurines in it. It was overwhelmingly moironic that when she arrived home, she found that her house had burned to the ground. All that was left of her extensive collection was a melted puddle of kitch.
Etymology: Moira ( Fate in Greek and Roman mythology, any of three goddesses who determined human destinies, and in particular the span of a person's life and his allotment of misery and suffering) + ironic
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COMMENTS:
great story - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 12:33:00
That is a brilliant story, but I'm afraid I can't vote for this, because you used the word "ironic" incorrectly (thank you Alanis Morisette). - Pseudonym, 2007-09-08: 05:08:00
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Karcruelma
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kahr-krool-mah
Sentence: Don't cry over spilled milk and that's how the cookie crumbles - typical comments she would blurt out when bouts of karcruelma occurred.
Etymology: karma + cruel
Britchslapped
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: britch as in "too big for your britches" + b*tch slapped = britchslapped
Surprisapointment
Created by: haldean
Pronunciation: sur-PRY-za-POYNT-ment
Sentence: What's wrong? Oh just another surprisapointment. Everything was going perfectly, until my two girlfriends met each other.
Etymology: Suprise + Disappointment
Comments:
FreeToys - 2007-09-07: 06:59:00
Murphsmack
FreeToys - 2007-09-07: 06:59:00
dang, asleep again
RachelPhillipson2007 - 2007-09-08: 08:00:00
aw im last
Delilah - 2007-09-09: 16:24:00
The only way to truly beat this thing is to switch to cereal for breakfast. lol!