Verboticism: Repanguish

'You'd think they'd learn...'

DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

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Repanguish

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: re pang wish

Sentence: Olive suffered a lot from repanguish, especially when her daughter also got pregnant at 16 just like she did.

Etymology: from repeat and anguish. Oh and it could be from repent at having kids at all, cos really if they make the same mistakes, whats the point?

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