Verboticism: Boomerangel

'He's kind of possessive about his litter...'

DEFINITION: v., To clean up another person's mess, only to have all their garbage dumped right on top of you. n., A person who tries to help other people solve their problems but always ends up in deep doo-doo.

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Boomerangel

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Boom-er-ane-jel or boom-er-ang-le

Sentence: Despite all his efforts, Jack's best friend /guardian angel, Alex, just couldn't stop him from getting into all kinds of trouble. Which inevitably rebounded back on the angel, getting him the nickname Boomerangel

Etymology: Boomerang - (Australian) An aerodynamic weapon with the property of eliptical flight. or to rebound upon. Angel - Helpmate, guardian

Points: 554

Comments: Boomerangel

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-07: 15:57:00
very nice word

silveryaspen - 2008-02-07: 19:45:00
Out of this world! Heavenly!

Tigger - 2008-02-11: 01:03:00
I was looking for a way to use 'boomerang' too, but I couldn't get it to work — you sure did! Excellent creation.