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DEFINITION: n. A state of irrational irritation, which inevitably develops whenever you work or live with someone whose annoyingly bad habits happen to mirror your own. v. To be annoyed by someone who has the same annoying habits that you do.
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Mirrortation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mirərtāshən
Sentence: Like father, like son, they say... Whenever Jack and Jack Jr. spend more than 5 minutes together you can be assured that sparks will fly. They are so much alike that the mirrortation is inevitable. Friends and family always hope that the phrase **You can cut the tension with a knife**, is virtual and not literal.
Etymology: mirror (a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image) + irritation (the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or angry)
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COMMENTS:
Reflective word... - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:33:00
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Apeathy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ape/a/thy
Sentence: Jill's habit of greeting everyone who approached the desk with "what's up guys?" stereophonically in sync with her own sent her into state of apeathy
Etymology: ape (to mimic) + apathy (cool detachment
Twinch
Created by: Sketchy
Pronunciation: twin-CH
Sentence: Today I saw Earl drink milk from the carton and I started to twinch. I thought I was the only one in the house who did that???
Etymology: twin, twitch
Olsenation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ol/sen/ation
Sentence: Donald went into a state of olsenation because of his brother's nasty habits, mimiced from years of living in the same house as Donald.
Etymology: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen totally annoying identical twins - What could be more irritating than these twins as they mimic each other's annoying, irritating habits?
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COMMENTS:
*mimicked And is "annoying" a new euphemism for "hot"? - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-04: 14:33:00
Yikes!! Bulletchewer has a crush on the Olsens - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-05: 08:57:00
I must be twinsane eh? Now THIS is me ranting: Reckoning Freud (you know, that MAJOR contributor to psychology, like Goethe and his mate Kant ^^) would concur, while putting irritations about the Olsens down to sexual frustration/jealousy. Pity my attention seeking! - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-09: 05:39:00
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Mirrortation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mir err tay shun
Sentence: his sense of mirrortation multiplied with each swallowed bogey he witnessed.
Etymology: mirror irritation
Echorritation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: eh-co-reh-TAY-shun
Sentence: Seeing or hearing some of his own peccadilloes and bad habits from his friends and acquaintenances always causes Wilmer to experience severe bouts of echorritation wherein he shouts the same epithets and insults that they toss his way when HE does or says those things.
Etymology: Blend of 'echo' and 'irritation'
Malfaceous
Created by: kaiservunderbar
Pronunciation: mal-face -ous
Sentence: A malfaceous odour rose from his decaying body
Etymology:
Peeritate
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: Peer-ah-tate
Sentence: Susan stood with her boss's dry cleaning, peeritated as hell, while Randy handed him tickets to a performance of his favorite opera... in Vienna.
Etymology: peer- an equal, fellow in community; irritation- a state of anger
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sasgod.
Thank you sasgod! ~ James
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-04: 04:45:00
I think we've already overdone the "doppelgaenger" idea.
wordmeister - 2007-04-04: 09:17:00
Hey Bulletchewer, Are you slobinmebitchin about the carboncopeeved apeathy? Or, are you just feeling hypocricheesed by today's twinfuriating doppelangers?
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-04: 10:59:00
You tell me, Mr Overkill.
wordmeister - 2007-04-04: 15:49:00
I think it's Olsenation...
Today's definition was suggested by sasgod. Thank you sasgod. ~ James