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DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.
Verboticisms
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Genidiocy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jenideeeosee
Sentence: The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I would vote but I need more detail, a sentence, some etymology! Its a good word! - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 10:02:00
The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy. - galwaywegian, 2007-01-18: 04:14:00
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Offlapse
Created by: PolishedAmethyst
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Gwen isn't going to be at the party tonight, there was an minor offlapse in the family and she needs to take care of it.
Etymology: Offspring, relapse
Horriditary
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: hor/id/i/tary
Sentence: When the Whooples many years later saw the raucus repercussions of their ripsnorting romp in the hollyfuds one fine evening during the merry month of May, they realized only too well the impolite implications of horriditary.
Etymology: horrid + heriditary
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COMMENTS:
oh yes. very good. - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 11:10:00
Yes quippingqueen! Very good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-17: 23:57:00
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Repanguish
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: re pang wish
Sentence: Olive suffered a lot from repanguish, especially when her daughter also got pregnant at 16 just like she did.
Etymology: from repeat and anguish. Oh and it could be from repent at having kids at all, cos really if they make the same mistakes, whats the point?
Dejablues
Created by: Psychicsi
Pronunciation: day-zyar-bloo-s
Sentence: Groucho and Binky were hoping to send their daughter Nelly to university, but were suffering dejablues when she packed herself off to the circus
Etymology: From de-ja-vu (the feeling of repeating a past event) and having the blues (depression)
Genashame
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: jen-a-shame or jeen-a-shame
Sentence: Bob was overcome with genashame upon discovering Robert Jr's conversion to a wacky cult like Christianity.
Etymology: From "gene" and "shame/ashamed". Anyone upset by my sentence will surely forgive me...
Stupinheritance
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: stup-in-her-i-tans
Sentence: I thought John would grow up to be something, like me! Instead he stupinherited his father's ability as a slacker!
Etymology: stupid + inheritance
Procregret
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: pro-cree-gret
Sentence: When her son was arrested for sexually assaulting the school's goat mascot, Sue precregretted that drunken night sixteen years ago in the back of whats-his-name's car.
Etymology: procreate,regret
Irrinfintated
Created by: katiesavard
Pronunciation: ee-rin-fin-tate-ed
Sentence: To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.
Etymology: irritated, infant - irrinfintated
Pedisgrace
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'ped-is-"grAs/
Sentence: "Big" Tony Goldblatt was pedisgraced to see his daughter follow in his footsteps and become a hitperson.
Etymology: From pedigree + disgrace
