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Turmtoil
Top verboticism of the day created by remistram
DEFINITION: n. A person who gets completely disoriented whenever they try to do more that one thing at a time. v. To make a big mess because you are trying to do too many things at once.
Pronunciation: term-toil
Sentence: He became so turmtoiled when he was making dessert that he put his Blackberry in the fridge, the milk in his man purse, the eggs in the dishwasher, and the ice cream in the oven.
Etymology: turmoil (state of disorder, uproar, confusion) + toil (hard work, labourious task)
Created by: remistram.
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Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann Thank you mweinmann ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mweinmann. Thank you mweinmann. ~ James