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'What's with this stupid pen?'

DEFINITION: v., To search for and find a pen to write down an important note, only to discover that the pen does not work. n., A moment in time when the only pens you can find, are pens that do not work.

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Notworthy

Created by: marge

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Inklessdilemma

Created by: kellysue94

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Sentence: i was having an inklessdilemma yesterday

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Inkoherent

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ink oh hee rent

Sentence: the inkoherence meant he just had to scrape her number onto his arm.

Etymology: incoherent ink

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Bictimized

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: BIK-tum-ized

Sentence: The infomercial was urging him to "CALL NOW!!", but where was the freakin' pen to write down the number!? Finally finding it right where he left it, wedged between the telephone and milk in the refrigerator, he snatched it up and began to write down the number. But, alas, it would not produce anything more than a small dent in the paper, leaving Bob, once again, bictimized.

Etymology: Bic (brand of pen), victimized

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COMMENTS:

The noun would be a "bicdemise". - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-06: 04:59:00

petaj That would be the moment when he threw the useless calligraphic instrument into the bin. - petaj, 2007-11-06: 07:11:00

libertybelle On the plus side, that probably saved Bob from later suffering buyers regret. - libertybelle, 2007-11-06: 08:50:00

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Penmurphy

Created by: cawnpore

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Sentence: When he finally met her and got Jessica's phone number, he penmurphied (and later that evening killed himself).

Etymology: pen+murphy (from Murphy's law)

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Inkpediment

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: ink-PED'e-ment

Sentence: Unable to find a working pen, Barbara walked from room to room repeatedly chanting the phone number, while hoping to overcome her inkpediment.

Etymology: ink + impediment

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COMMENTS:

MrDave2176 or inkPENdiment, perhaps. - MrDave2176, 2007-11-06: 09:19:00

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Absinkia

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: ab-sink-ee-ya

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Etymology: contraction of "absentia" and "ink"

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Pendemonium

ahniwa

Created by: ahniwa

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Sentence: "I can't ... what!? Hold on ... no, I need to write this ... yeah, one sec ... crap, no ... the pen's broken! Yeah, no ... it's pendemonium over here, no doubt."

Etymology: Inky pandemonium.

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - lumina, 2008-10-05: 11:36:00

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Penacide

Created by: aiiden

Pronunciation: penuh-side

Sentence: Damn penacidal pens!

Etymology: pen+suicide

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Emptipendink

Created by: NeuroGlyph

Pronunciation: Empty-Pend-Ink

Sentence: It is better to be pendink on a sharpened pencil than emptipendink on a non-working pen.

Etymology: Independent/dependent...sub the dent w/ink.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-06: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by vixphilia. Thank you vixphilia! ~ James'

OZZIEBOB - 2007-11-06: 16:53:00
Good word!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-03: 00:16:00
Today's definition was suggested by vixphilia. Thank you vixphilia. ~ James

Petrikreink - 2020-03-03: 05:14:00