Verboticism: Misapprehenshine

'Why are you still working on your resume?'

DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.

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Misapprehenshine

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: miss ap ree hench eye nn

Sentence: The ornamental 300 pound cast iron weathervane which Jane's late demented husband had sculpted into a very rough image of Mount Rushmore and bolted to the chimney, gave way under the force of her polishing and fell into the Jones' garden, killing Mr Jones as he lovingly tended his asparagus. How upset she was to see her neighbour under a misapprehenshine.

Etymology: misapprehension, shine

Points: 872

Comments: Misapprehenshine

Jabberwocky - 2009-03-10: 12:20:00
very funny

metrohumanx - 2009-03-10: 12:29:00
I love this sentence- it has drama, tragedy, and guffaws, too!

splendiction - 2009-03-10: 16:52:00
great word, too!

Nosila - 2009-03-10: 22:00:00
I laughed, I cried...

mweinmann - 2009-03-11: 07:59:00
hahahaha....fun