Verboticism: Deconcredence

'I sent in my resume, not a prison record.'

DEFINITION: To submit a resume, letter of intent, or proposal for an opportunity that's just perfect for you, and then to get absolutely no response. Nothing.

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Deconcredence

Created by: queeny

Pronunciation: de-con-cre-dence

Sentence: when I ask my husband about my new dress the defining sound of deconcredence was all I could hear. Maybe the dress should go back.

Etymology: deplete+confidence+credence

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