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DEFINITION: To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted.

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Fulfailment

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: full + fail + ment

Sentence: I got a deep sense of fulfailment when I finally was able to run a 6-minute mile, but the cops still caught me anyway.

Etymology: fullfillment + failure

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Frustratisfied

Created by: alabaster

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I needed a place to stay tonight, but getting arrested for credit card fraud at the hotel was not what I had in mind.

Etymology: frustrated + satisfied

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Wishappointment

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: wish-uh-point-muhnt

Sentence: Ken received his wishappointment but the transmission promptly fell out of it.

Etymology: Wish - (to hope for) disappointment - (let down)

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Dreamcomepooh

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: dreem-kum-poo

Sentence: It was a dreamcomepooh for Bob when he won an all-expenses paid vacation... to Newark.

Etymology: dream come true, pooh

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COMMENTS:

Also sounds like "nincumpoop". - mplsbohemian, 2007-08-24: 10:19:00

I noticed that too. I was probably subliminally inspired by one of my recent brainfarts. - purpleartichokes, 2007-08-24: 10:28:00

Very Catchy! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-02: 23:20:00

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Inadblurtment

joelb

Created by: joelb

Pronunciation: in-ad-BLERT-ment

Sentence: Jesse provoked Samantha's inadblurtment by consistantly agreeing with all of her likes and dislikes.

Etymology: inadvertant + blurt + statement

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Malony

Created by: rasumohan

Pronunciation: melanie

Sentence: wish for malony

Etymology: From Tamil

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Pink

Created by: sunnaaa

Pronunciation: ..

Sentence: ..

Etymology: ...

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Wishwatch

Created by: aircrayola

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Yearnspurn

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: yurn/spurn

Sentence: His yearnspurn was finally getting promoted to vice president of his company and a big raise, but getting transferred to the Arctic circle office.

Etymology: yearn + spurn

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Satisfraction

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: sa - tis - FRAK - shun

Sentence: I realized that I had a winning lottery ticket, and immediately rushed to the 7-11 to redeem it. My satisfraction was enhanced by immediately spending my $2 on an extra-large cherry slurpee.

Etymology: satisfaction + fraction

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COMMENTS:

Perfect! - DrHarvey, 2007-08-28: 09:48:00

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