Verboticism: Yahoobooboo
DEFINITION: v. To make a mistake where the benefits exceed the costs of the screw-up. n. An excellent mistake, which despite its stupidity, produces a positive outcome.
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Bonerrata
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: bahn-ehr-atta / bōn-err-atta
Sentence: "She fired me!" Kevin cried out in laughter. "Really? What for?" Devon asked surprisingly. "I asked her out." Kevin replied with a twinkle in his eye. "Huh?" Devon grunted. "Yeah, I asked her out after I accidently deleted all of the files of the Johnson report." "Really?" asked Devon. "Yeah, she said no and she doesn't want me to work here anymore, but she needs me to fix the situation -- from home! So I will now be telecommuting Dude!"
Etymology: bon, good + boner, blunder + errata, corrections of mistakes, from err, to make a mistake
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-04: 06:50:00
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Sucstake
Created by: georgeu2000
Pronunciation: suck stake
Sentence: upon awaking on monday afternoon, bob discovered to his chagrin that he had set his alarm for 5PM instead of 5AM, and he was hopelessly late for work! fortunately for him, his company had exploded just that morning. at first he was upset that he didn't make it to work on time, but then realized that his sucstake had saved his very life.
Etymology: success + mistake
Wincorrect
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win kor rekt
Sentence: Tony always played the same lottery numbers every week...a combination of birthdates of his family. For 20 years he won nothing. One day he had to rewrite his lottery board because the old one would not go through the reader. He accidentally transposed one birthdate from an 12 to a 21 and lo and behold that group he selected won full prize of several millions...he got the wincorrect winning numbers afterall!
Etymology: Win (victory;attain something) & Incorrect (not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth)
Blunderluck
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bləndərlək
Sentence: Robert didn’t realize his mother in-law was standing in the doorway when he confessed to his brother that he hated her green bean casserole. Rob’s blunderluck was that she hated it too but continued to foist it on the family thinking they enjoyed it. She was greatly relieved to be able to try something new.
Etymology: blunder (a stupid or careless mistake) + luck (success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions)
Oopselicious
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: oops-eh-lish-us
Sentence: John knew immediately that his comments about his boss' daughter Melody would get him fired. However it turned out to be an oopselicious event when she later called him up to ask him out.
Etymology: oops + [d]elicious
Erreka
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: urr eeek ah
Sentence: His accidental overdose of the new eyedrops he had been prescribed rendered him practically blind, but made him look really cutem, according to the (hopefully) beautiful 18 year old blonde who had just bought him a drink. It was an erreka moment.
Etymology: err, eureka.
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COMMENTS:
I hope her name was Erica - great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-02: 06:08:00
Excellent verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-05-02: 18:46:00
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Bewdytrap
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: byoo-dee-trap
Sentence: Mark was on a sweet learning curve after falling for a bewdytrap. Although he succumbed to the seductive charms of a woman in power and asked her out for a date, the resulting dismissal led to a new job as a female impersonator. His strutting around the stage was reminiscent of his ex-boss and he was a huge hit with the audience.
Etymology: booby trap (something that causes someone to suffer an accident or make a mistake) + bewdy (Aust. sl variation of beauty meaning excellent)
Idiovindicity
Created by: DazzleMcFazzle
Pronunciation: Idy-o-vin-dicitee
Sentence: Charlie having finished his game of tennis, went back to the changing rooms and looked on the bench where he left his clothes. He got changed, and walked out. It was not until he reached into his pocket for his train ticket that he had put someone elses trousers on. But having found a wallet with not only an all day ticket but a huge wad of cash felt a sense of idiovindicity wash over him.
Etymology: n. Stupidity which through its positive result, justifies it having been committed with no remorse.
Serendopity
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: sare-in-dope-it-ee
Sentence: In a bold move of serendopity, Kevin decided to let his freak flag fly and confessed all his neuroses and foibles on the first date. Little did he know that Suzanne was the Bob Vila of relationships and saw Kevin as the next exciting installment of "This Old Spouse."
Etymology: Serendipity combined with dope
Fauxparagon
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: foh-PAR-uh-gon
Sentence: As the flash of the photographer's camera went off, amid what seemed to me to be an eternity of applause, my heart pounded with the joy of success. Years of hard work had finally paid off; my book had won the neighourhood annual literary award. However as I came forward to accept the thousand dollar prize, it was quickly becoming apparent to me that, to my horror and utter disbelief, almost certainly, a "great" dust-cover disaster was unfolding right before my eyes: the printers had put my name, by mistake, on another author's work. It was a fauxparagon, but I been down or my luck for far too long, so why shouldn't I have a bit of dumb luck too; and, anyway, I needed the money more than he did.
Etymology: FAUX: false, a blunder; PARAGON:ideal instance; a perfect model,perfect example.
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COMMENTS:
oops! - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-02: 14:07:00
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