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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.
Verboticisms
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Malfaceous
Created by: kaiservunderbar
Pronunciation: mal-face -ous
Sentence: A malfaceous odour rose from his decaying body
Etymology:
Irripain
Created by: Zahira
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: 'irri' from irritation 'pain'from the resulting factor of irritation
Nettlesum
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: net tel sum
Sentence: When Grandma next saw her favourite boy, he was given the title 'nettlesum'. This was because she'd forgotten his special toy and blanket. Wheher you are entering a Palace or a Prison, those "babies" needed their comfort.
Etymology: Nettle (Annoy) & Sum (total) and Wordplay on Togetherness (closeness)
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COMMENTS:
add a cement ness - Nosila, 2011-03-10: 02:08:00
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Hereditic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: herr ed it ik
Sentence: the hereditic was finally proven when aunt Agatha replayed her video recording of john's christening to find a conversation where four generations of Murphy men had their fingers up their nostrils while talking.
Etymology: heredititary, tic
Vexsimile
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: vex-sim-i-lee
Sentence: Jim and Dan were a vexsimile of each other. Even though the twins looked alike, they couldn't stand to be in the same room together because their habits rankled each other to the point of anger.
Etymology: vex: to annoy or irritate + simile:(latin) figure of speech meaning like or similar + facsimile: fax, a copy or reproduction
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COMMENTS:
Double trouble! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:29:00
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Slopelgangeritis
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: slop-el-gang-er-eye-tis
Sentence: Slopelgangeritus took over as Bill's irritation at his roommate burst forth even though Bill knew that he did the same things and shouldn't be mad at his friend.
Etymology: slop + doppelganger + itis
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COMMENTS:
Has there been an outbreak of itisitis in the verbotomy circle? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:51:00
Slopelgangrene sounds really nasty - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:55:00
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Imitagonize
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: (im-uh-TAG-un-ize)
Sentence: She imitagonized him until he almost went nuts.
Etymology: Imitate+Antagonize
Marcelmarceauism
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: mar/sell/mar/sew/ism
Sentence: Who would have thought a co-worker would arrive dressed as a mime (my usual attire) and cause such marcelmarceauism.
Etymology: Marcel Marceau (famous mime) + ism
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