Verboticism: Desiregret

'I wish that girl would talk to me...'

DEFINITION: v. To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted. n. A wish come true that's a total let down.

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Obliteraled

Created by: jboehnker

Pronunciation: uh blit' er eld

Sentence: Bob's hopes were obliteraled the moment he saw the twelve-inch pianist appear; the genie had obviously misheard his wish.

Etymology: obliterated + literal

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Rueverie

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: roo ver ree

Sentence: Noah was no stranger to heartache and yearning. When he spotted the pretty brunette in the park, he was filled with a sense of awe and hope. His hopes of happily-ever-after quickly faded to rueverie when she gave him heck for staring at her. His dreams were further crashed when the voice which assailed his ears was that of a man...

Etymology: Rue (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about) & Reverie (an abstracted state of absorption;absent-minded dreaming while awake;a sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment)

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Wishwarranty

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: wish/war/an/tee

Sentence: Regretfully, his "wishwarranty" did not cover this unexpected exigency.

Etymology: It's a pity that a "wish", like unrequited love, does not come with a no questions asked money-back guarantee.

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Dohdream

Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: Dough-Dream

Sentence: D'ohdream!, not again, I must be due one small dream to come true:(

Etymology: Remming together of 1)D'oh, exclamation of fury, discontent and general indignance made famous by Homer of the Simpsons 2)dayDream Chief activity of Walter Mitty and his decendents (mankind..not womankind mind)

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Giftmiffed

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: gift-mift

Sentence: The red Ferrari was great, as far as it went. However,the fact that it was 3 inches long and in a little plastic box left Nigel feeling distinctly giftmiffed

Etymology: gift + miffed (unhappy, disappointed)

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Erislapped

elstiko

Created by: elstiko

Pronunciation: Air-Iss-L-appe-d

Sentence: After praying for relief form the drought, Mark was erislapped by torrential rains which destroyed his entire village.

Etymology: Slapped by Eris

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elstiko baloney! - elstiko, 2006-12-13: 23:12:00

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Desiregret

Created by: FreakyDeak

Pronunciation: De-zi-er-ee-gret

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Foolfilment

Created by: sisternyx

Pronunciation: fool-fil-ment

Sentence: Jim wished for a vacation but his foolfillment was that he was fired Friday.

Etymology: fully fooled

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Geniusfooled

Created by: labareda

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Incogric

IHeartKiwiTarts

Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts

Pronunciation: "in-cog-rick"

Sentence: isn't it incogrick?

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