Verboticism: Guterr
DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
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Fetalerror
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: fee-tal-ERR-or
Sentence: Mark knew he had made a fetalerror at the party when he congratulated Karen on her pregnancy. Karen coldly informed him that the celebration was for having lost five pounds that month with her Weight Watcher's group.
Etymology: Fatal error + Fetal
Preggersgoof
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PREG-guhs-GOOF
Sentence: Bob's chances for future promotion looked rather bleak when his preggersgoof, congratulating his boss's wife on her impending motherhood, turned to profound embarassment; for she, without a pregnant pause, told him that he was speaking from a misconception; and that, furthermore, both she and her husband were dinks- and intended to stay that way!
Etymology: Etymology: PREGGERS: Slang for pregnant & GOOF: to commit a faux pas or fault.
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha....good one, O-bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-04: 09:04:00
nice to say - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:00:00
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Embarrask
Created by: megaperl
Pronunciation: emb-r-ask
Sentence: - You're pregnant, don't you? - Don't embarrask me with stupid questions, Bob!
Etymology: Embarrasing+Asking
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COMMENTS:
could apply to more one embarrassing question faux pas ... but I really liked it - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 14:23:00
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Prenatalapse
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pree-neyt'-el-laps/
Sentence: Dennis had been expecting a raise until the night of the holiday party, before making a prenatalapse after being introduced to Mr. Roth's wife. He was guilty of a fetal-flaw, and now his hopes for a raise are no more expectant than Mrs. Roth herself.
Etymology: prenatal - preceding birth; pregnant (from Latin, prae- & nātālis) + lapse - a slip or error; also, a pause or break in continuity (from Latin, lāpsus)
Pregerr
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pregər
Sentence: The newest memo from the head office said that cashiers should find some way to compliment each customer, whether that be their clothing, their hair or jewelry. Bill was anxious to be the first to get on the company bandwagon but only succeeded in putting his sizable foot in his mouth. In congratulating the next person in line on an upcoming maternity, he offered up the ultimate pregerr. The man he was talking to was not even slightly amused.
Etymology: pregnant (having a child or young developing in the uterus) + err (be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake)
Pregaffulate
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: preg 'af yu layt
Sentence: Richard wasn't smart enough to keep his mouth shut after he pregaffulated Megan. He then called her fat. Well, it was nice knowing him.
Etymology: pregnant + gaffe + congratulate
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COMMENTS:
Nifty combobulation of those three words. Very apropos for the definition. Good job! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:25:00
REALLY LIKE IT! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:03:00
Very good verboticism! - Mustang, 2007-12-13: 19:01:00
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Inpregnito
Created by: bosstown
Pronunciation: in-preg-nito
Sentence: Steve realized, before he finished the sentence, that his boss' wife was indeed not inpregnito.
Etymology:
Misconceivetion
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mis/kuhn/seev/shun
Sentence: Johnny was totally embarrassed about his misconceivetion and congratulations in regards to Joe's wife because of where she carried her excess weight. He spent the rest of the evening dancing to Joe and his wife's stares about his unmaculate misconception.
Etymology: misconception + conceive
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COMMENTS:
I like unmaculate misconception - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
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Notpregnantpause
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: not-preg-nuhnt-pawz
Sentence: The tension in the air was noticable during the notpregnantpause between the time when Jerry asked Carol she was due and moment she kicked him in the leg.
Etymology: Not: used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition. + Pregnant Pause: Slang - Silence filled with suspense.
Pregknot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: preg nät
Sentence: Tom was watching his pending promotion sliding away. He tied himself up in a big pregknot by suggesting that the boss's wife was expecting. He incurred the wrath of the obeast when he offered that she must be carrying twins.
Etymology: pregnant (having a child or young developing in the womb) + knot (a complex and intractable problem)
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COMMENTS:
+ not as she's not pregnant - another great word artr - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:04:00
Very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 17:27:00
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