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'When I was your age, all I had was a lead pencil and a wooden brain!'

DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.

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Nostaljack

Created by: sharktrager

Pronunciation: nos-TAL-jack

Sentence: My parents nostaljacked my dream to become a pop singer just because they worked in a plastic factory.

Etymology: From Nostalgia and hijack.

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I like it! - bananabender, 2008-01-04: 07:56:00

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Diversionidiot

Created by: legion

Pronunciation: Di-ver-sion-id-i-ot

Sentence: Yeah well I got a lead brain and wood for a pencil, jeez dad your such a DIVERSIONIDIOT.......

Etymology: diversion-to divert idiot-hehehe we all know this one!!!

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Personertardedness

Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Per-son-er-tard-id-ness

Sentence: Daughter: "Dad can you please buy me some Nike AirMaxx Trainers to walk to school in please. I really need them!" Dad: "What!? That is total personertardedness!! When I was your age I had to make do with cheap shoes from the village. You kid's don't know you're born!!!"

Etymology: A ludicrous idea. A really powerful way of saying "Don't be ridiculous!" Or can be used in conjunction with "Oh my god" or "stupid"

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Histonag

Created by: imashelcha

Pronunciation: HI.sto.nag

Sentence: Mt dad is such a histonag. I wish he didn't have to constantly relive his childhood like this.

Etymology: History + nag

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Uphillbothwaysian

Created by: Kazizzle

Pronunciation: uh/pill/bowth/waze/ian

Sentence: Dad: ... in the pouring rain! Son: You're such an uphillbothwaysian, Dad!

Etymology: The hyperbole every child is told. "When I was a kid, I had to walk uphill both ways in 10 feet of snow to get to school!"

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COMMENTS:

100/100 for creativeness! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-04: 04:32:00

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Imaginorator

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Im - aj - in - OR - uh - tor

Sentence: Archibald's ludicrous tales of lore gained him the title of 'imgaginorator' among his family and circle of friends.

Etymology: Imaginary and orator

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Autobiogomer

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /aw-toh-bi-ah-Go'-mer/

Sentence: Phil was a total autobiogomer — no matter which subject would come up in conversation, you could always count on Phil to interject one of his own stories, which had nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of discussion. His 'train of thought' was clearly on its own set of tracks.

Etymology: autobiographer (from Greek, autós "self," bios "life," & graphos "a record or written account") + Gomer - a goofy, oafish person (slang, from Gomer Pyle, an American sitcom character from the 1960's; the name is similar to "gomeral" Scottish for "fool")

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Is everyone here familiar with the 'Gomer Pyle' character from American TV, (The Andy Griffith Show and later, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.)? I know that the crowd here is from all over the globe. If not, there's always wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomer_Pyle - Tigger, 2008-01-03: 02:06:00

Yep! Know the show well: very popular in The Antipodes during 1960s-1970s. "Gomer" : a fool, rustic simpleton did the "rounds" for a while - but haven't heard it for a ages. One etymological source suggests it comes from 'gaum" or "gorm" to stare vacantly. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-03: 04:47:00

The more common meaning for 'gomer' seems to be for a chronic hospital patient "Get Out of My Emergency Room." Huh, I haven't heard the term 'Antipodes' in a long time either. - Tigger, 2008-01-04: 00:35:00

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