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Twish
Created by: Paradox
Pronunciation: Tw-ish
Sentence: When I said I'd love for her to fall for me, I didn't mean that she should suddenly drop dead on the street while walking past me! Damn, what a twish!
Etymology: Twist + wish.
Satisfraction
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: sa - tis - FRAK - shun
Sentence: I realized that I had a winning lottery ticket, and immediately rushed to the 7-11 to redeem it. My satisfraction was enhanced by immediately spending my $2 on an extra-large cherry slurpee.
Etymology: satisfaction + fraction
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - DrHarvey, 2007-08-28: 09:48:00
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Wishappointment
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: wish-uh-point-muhnt
Sentence: Ken received his wishappointment but the transmission promptly fell out of it.
Etymology: Wish - (to hope for) disappointment - (let down)
Malony
Created by: rasumohan
Pronunciation: melanie
Sentence: wish for malony
Etymology: From Tamil
Fulfailment
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: full + fail + ment
Sentence: I got a deep sense of fulfailment when I finally was able to run a 6-minute mile, but the cops still caught me anyway.
Etymology: fullfillment + failure
Boonerang
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)
Frustratisfied
Created by: alabaster
Pronunciation:
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
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
