Verboticism: Beswillderment

'You can't put paper towels in the paper recycling!!'

DEFINITION: n. Anxiety created by an inability to understand or follow the regulations for recycling, composting and garbage collection. v. To feel confused and conflicted because you produce too much garbage and don't know how to get rid of it.

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Beswillderment

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: bee-swill-dur-ment

Sentence: Approaching the recycling containers, plastic bottle in hand, Sue was overcome with anxiety, trashabash, and beswillderment. Could her #3 bottle even be recycled?

Etymology: bewilderment, swill

Points: 1115

Comments: Beswillderment

silveryaspen - 2008-03-25: 11:03:00
Simply Suberb!

Jabberwocky - 2008-03-25: 11:37:00
very funny

OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-25: 20:08:00
I like it!