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Wishbane
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: WISH-bane
Sentence: When Bob broke off the larger part of the wishbone, he thought that he was in for a spate of good luck. And, immediately, it seemed that good luck had come his way when Bob - a great wine lover- received news that he had inherited a vineyard from his late uncle. But when he realized that it was sitting on the edge of the Great Australian Desert, and had only ever produced harvests of sour grapes, he began to think that his furculations were nothing more than a wishbane.
Etymology: Based on wishbone and the custom of two people, making secret wishes, tug on opposite end of a furcula of a fowl. For the person who breaks off the larger piece the wish comes true. Bane: something or someone that causes unhappiness or distress.
Dreamcomepooh
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dreem-kum-poo
Sentence: It was a dreamcomepooh for Bob when he won an all-expenses paid vacation... to Newark.
Etymology: dream come true, pooh
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COMMENTS:
Also sounds like "nincumpoop". - mplsbohemian, 2007-08-24: 10:19:00
I noticed that too. I was probably subliminally inspired by one of my recent brainfarts. - purpleartichokes, 2007-08-24: 10:28:00
Very Catchy! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-02: 23:20:00
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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
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
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
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
Wishiprocation
Created by: haldean
Pronunciation: WISH-IH-PRO-KAY-SHUN
Sentence: I didn't want him to die, really; it was just a figure of speech! I wasn't counting on any wishiprocation.
Etymology: WISH - desire, want (English) RECIPROCATION - to get what one deserves (English)
Antignome
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: an-tahy-nohm
Sentence: His failure was a result of his antignome ambitions.
Etymology: anti + gnome
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.
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)
