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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
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.
Inadblurtment
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
Malony
Created by: rasumohan
Pronunciation: melanie
Sentence: wish for malony
Etymology: From Tamil
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
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)
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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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)
Desighre
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: dee-SYRE
Sentence: Alex wanted a bunch of dates, and got them--in a loaf of bread from Auntie. He reluctantly ate the object of his desighre.
Etymology: desire + sigh (of despair)
