{"id":1534,"date":"2012-09-19T12:03:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2012-09-19T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T16:03:07","slug":"dumplain-oh-dear-are-you-thinking-of-a-bad-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1534","title":{"rendered":"Dumplain: Oh dear! Are you thinking of a bad word?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>interj.<\/em> A word, or sound, used to express disappointment when you realize you&#8217;ve made a really stupid mistake. <em>v.<\/em> To moan and groan about how stupid you are.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/soap.gif\" alt=\"Oh dear! Are you thinking of a bad word? \" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dumplain<\/strong>:  \/<em>dumm-PLAYN<\/em>\/ I used to dumplain to all my friends; now they say I&#8217;m so stupid I can&#8217;t even dumplain properly! <em>Etymology:<\/em>  dumb (stupid) + complain (express displeasure) <em>Created by:<\/em> Discoveria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ludigrouse<\/strong>:  \/<em>LOO-deh-growse<\/em>\/ As was so often the case lately,  Miranda would catch herself in some silly blunder and would ludigrouse aloud with self admonishment. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Blend of the words &#8216;ludicrous&#8217; (adj: provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable) and &#8216;grouse&#8217; (v.To grumble; complain)  <em>Created by:<\/em> Mustang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mammameaculpa<\/strong>:  \/<em>ma ma mia kulpa<\/em>\/  Mammameaculpa, here I go again,<br \/>\n My my, how can I resist mistakes?<br \/>\n Mammameaculpa, does it show again?<br \/>\n My my, just how much I&#8217;ve messed up?<br \/>\n Yes, I&#8217;ve not been the smartest,     Stupid since the day I started<br \/>\n Why, why can&#8217;t you see there&#8217;s nothing I know??<br \/>\n Mammameaculpa, now I really know,<br \/>\n My my, you should really let me go. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Mamma Mia (Musical Play &amp; Movies based on songs of ABBA;an Italian expression, denoting various kinds of emotions: surprise, fear, rejection, anguish) &amp; Mea Culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt) <em>Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selfdivprecate<\/strong>:  \/<em>sell-f-div-pre-kate<\/em>\/ I always selfdivprecate when I&#8217;ve been sat waiting for the laptop to start up but then realise I&#8217;ve forgotten to press the button first. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  Self- myself, of the self. Divvy- slang for a stupid person. Wordplay on self-deprecate <em>Created by:<\/em> Rhyme79.<\/p>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/> <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=soap\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=soap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative, <\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: interj. A word, or sound, used to express disappointment when you realize you&#8217;ve made a really stupid mistake. v. To moan and groan about how stupid you are. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Dumplain: \/dumm-PLAYN\/ I used to dumplain to all my friends; now they say I&#8217;m so stupid I can&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=1534\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dumplain: Oh dear! 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