DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it’s stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Gafflexes: /ga’ flex iz/ The doctor said his gafflexes were in perfect condition: he always repeated the same mistake at least twice. Etymology: Gafflexes n. pl. (gaffe: mistake) + (reflexes: the body’s automatic responses to stimulus.) Created by: hyperborean.
Blunderlust: /blun der lust/ After one beer, Joey was programmed for blunderlust…he’d make the mistake of ordering one after another until he’d found yonderlust. His errors were costly, causing him squanderlust. And the next day he felt wonderlust at why his head pounded like thunderlust. Etymology: Blunder (error, mistake) & Wanderlust (strong or irrestible impulse or urge) Created by: Nosila.
Repetigaffe: /reh-PET-eh-gaf/ Being intensely dense, Leonardo quite frequently would ignore the fact that he’d made a silly mistake and would repetigaffe again and again. Etymology: Blend of ‘repetition’ (n. the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) and ‘gaffe’ (n. a noticeable mistake) Created by: Mustang.
Redumbdant: /re-dum-dent/ I know that eating an entire bag of salt and vinegar chips is going to leave me with a belly ache and a stinging mouth as it’s done every other time, but I just can’t help being redumbdant. Etymology: redundant + dumb. Also – i love love the drawing – made me lololol Created by: libertybelle.
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