Verboticism: Ubergrossenpisteoffdamyuangst
DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
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Blament
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: blāment
Sentence: Gerry*s office has little interest in solving problems. The workers seem to want to blament more than fix, point fingers more than point the way.
Etymology: blame (assign responsibility for a fault or wrong) + lament (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)
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COMMENTS:
I blament the claim that severe earthquakes are caused by womens' immodesty! - splendiction, 2010-04-26: 22:10:00
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Wreckmyopusitis
Created by: dlxwdave
Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis
Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.
Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis
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COMMENTS:
A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00
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Blament
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: blah-meant
Sentence:
Etymology: blame/lament
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COMMENTS:
I like your creation. Wish you had created a sentence with it. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:38:00
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Sufferage
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Suff-er-ayge
Sentence: Fiona had spent months on her self portrait, so when her partner came in out of the rain with his mansize brolly he unfortunately stabbed the painting with the pointed end as he as putting it down, leaving a large hole right through the forehead. Fiona gasped and then started to howl, the sufferage she was feeling was beyond words. She was so angry she didn't know whether to hit him with the offending object or throw her masterpiece out of the window.
Etymology: Suffer(be affected by, experience something bad or unpleasant) + Rage(uncontrollable anger, a desire for revenge)
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COMMENTS:
My vote goes to 'sufferage' for today. :-) - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 06:46:00
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Recipanguish
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ress-eh-PANG-wish
Sentence: Felicity suffered a severe bout of recipanguish when her boyfriend Phillipe criticized her buffet by saying her teriyaki was yucky, her upside down cake looked right side up and her tarts were exceedingly bland.
Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' ( set of instructions for making something from various ingredients) and 'anguish' (extreme pain, distress, or anxiety)
Countedcrossbitch
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: kown-ted-kross-bich
Sentence: Fran turned into a real counted-cross-bitch when she saw that Jason used the emboridered towels she made to wipe off his greasy hands. How could he not see all the time she invested? How could he not know those towels were for display only?!
Etymology: counted cross stitch: a type of thread embroidery + bitch: a shrew or a complaint.
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COMMENTS:
didn't see this earlier - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 15:33:00
Laughed long and loud! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:42:00
Very clever. Jason is lucky - next time he might be the one "embroided!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:18:00
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Ubergrossenpisteoffdamyuangst
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Uber-grossen-peest-off-dam-U-angst
Sentence: According to Sigmund Freud, the repeated exclamations of the German radio star Blaubuttle "Du dirtish gerotten schweinehunds, du hast totenknacked mich!" is a perfect example of Ubergrossenpisteoffdamyuangst
Etymology: Ubergrossen: (German) to be elevated. / Pisteoff: (Russian) a negative emotional state. / Damyu (Japanese) deep knee bends that cause pain. (See Tai Chi) / Angst: (German) A negative introspective feeling.
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COMMENTS:
Quite the longest verboticism I've seen! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:37:00
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Grievenge
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: grih-vehnj
Sentence: Jean decided to take her grievengeful blog down today when she realised that she actually overreacted to the entire situation.
Etymology: 1) Grievance: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. 2) Revenge: action taken in return for an injury or offense.
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COMMENTS:
Jean's grievengeful blog has been taken down today by the administrator after much complaint received from the readers and subjects in her blog. - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 02:17:00
Whoops! Is there a way we can delete wrong comments? - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 02:21:00
I don't think so. My comments pop up in the strangest places.... - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:05:00
Hahah... I noticed that too... :-) - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 18:35:00
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Recipatrocity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee
Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."
Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity
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COMMENTS:
Is that her father? She might go for recipatricidity - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:44:00
great suggestion petaj - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:09:00
Kitchen chemistry to cook up a neat word that very much captures the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:45:00
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Angsquish
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: angskwish
Sentence: With two coworkers vying for the soon-to-retire Director’s job, every pet project Julie tried to protect turned into more angsquish.
Etymology: anguish (severe mental or physical pain or suffering) + squish (yield easily to pressure when squeezed or squashed)
