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DEFINITION: To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted.

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Yearnspurn

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: yurn/spurn

Sentence: His yearnspurn was finally getting promoted to vice president of his company and a big raise, but getting transferred to the Arctic circle office.

Etymology: yearn + spurn

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Wishper

Created by: Methylphenidateian

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Like wind as a genie she rubbed the lamp of her life, in a loudish wish, but it only came back to her as a wishper, so subtely, so soft, it was not exactly what she'd wanted; but she could accept it anyhow.

Etymology: whisper + wish = wishper

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Wishwatch

Created by: aircrayola

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Malony

Created by: rasumohan

Pronunciation: melanie

Sentence: wish for malony

Etymology: From Tamil

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Leprechaunsequence

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Lep-ruh-KON-suh-kwence

Sentence: The little dude in the green coat and hat seemed so friendly at first, but the leprechaunsequence of asking for "a hot chick" was a bucket of KFC original recipe.

Etymology: Leprechaun (magical being) + consequence.

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Inadblurtment

joelb

Created by: joelb

Pronunciation: in-ad-BLERT-ment

Sentence: Jesse provoked Samantha's inadblurtment by consistantly agreeing with all of her likes and dislikes.

Etymology: inadvertant + blurt + statement

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Pink

Created by: sunnaaa

Pronunciation: ..

Sentence: ..

Etymology: ...

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Antignome

Created by: noztril

Pronunciation: an-tahy-nohm

Sentence: His failure was a result of his antignome ambitions.

Etymology: anti + gnome

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Boonerang

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: BOON-er-ang

Sentence: Tom was regretting having received a boonerang as he plummeted to the bottom of the Grand Canyon when all he had wanted was a closer look.

Etymology: boon (a benefit granted) + [boom]erang (the returning weapon)

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Frustratisfied

Created by: alabaster

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Sentence: I needed a place to stay tonight, but getting arrested for credit card fraud at the hotel was not what I had in mind.

Etymology: frustrated + satisfied

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