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DEFINITION: n., The withering glare one casts down on a non-existent trip-hazard after stumbling for no apparent reason. v. tr., To fixate on an imaginary object, or person, in order to externalize the blame for one's own shortcomings.
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Witherump
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: wee-thur-ump
Sentence: Whenever David tripped up he would witherump the ground, aiming to blame a non existant trip hazard
Etymology: Wither - to stare at with hate. Hump - small bump
Gawkward
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /gawk-werd/
Sentence: Bobby cast an annoyed, gawkward glance towards the perfectly level sidewalk behind him as he stumbled away from the trapparition.
Etymology: "gawk" and "awkward"
Dreamscapegoat
Created by: MithrilShadow
Pronunciation: drēm-skāp-ˌgōt (Dream+Scapegoat)
Sentence: When Jason tripped on seemingly nothing, he blamed it on an invisible Leprechaun. But we all know that was just a dreamscapegoat. (Note: Scapegoat comes from: a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur)
Etymology: Dream: a visionary creation of the imagination. Scapegoat: one that bears the blame for others.
Fantascribe
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fan/ta/scribe
Sentence: Whenever something went wrong, he would always fantascribe the cause. Of course it was always something unseen by anyone else.
Etymology: fantasize + describe + ascribe (to blame - to attribute)
Folleye
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: fall - I
Sentence: My psychotic episodes caused me to hold Lee Majors responsible for all my shortcomings. The threat of legal retribution forced me to refer to Lee as my Folleye.
Etymology: folly - a great useless structure, + eye - that object from which we see
Pseudoblamigazer
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Soo-doe-blam-eh-gazer
Sentence: I sit and people watch from the mall food court everyday. On average, I see one pseudoblamigazer per week! They think no one sees they've tripped over virtually nothing, thin air, but I did...
Etymology: Pseudo + Blame + Gazer
Oopsersatz
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: OOP ser sats
Sentence: After tripping over his feet and causing his seventh turnover during the basketball tournament, Bob glared at the painted lines on the basketball court - another oopsersatz for him to blame his lousy ball handing on.
Etymology: oops + ersatz (phony or fake)
Tripnosis
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: trihp-know-sis
Sentence: After stumbling in front of her date, Janet entered a state of tripnosis, feverishly looking for the non-existent bump that caused the stumble.
Etymology: trip + hypnosis
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COMMENTS:
I like how your word implies that Janet must be 'trippin' if she thinks anyone buys her act. - Tigger, 2007-12-04: 18:30:00
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Scornification
Created by: CEE1ESS
Pronunciation: skorn-ific-ashun
Sentence: Tripping over an unseen rock, she gave it a glance of scornification, as if to blame her clumsiness on the bedrock beneath her feet.
Etymology: from the word scorn
Tumblegaze
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tuhm-buhl-geyz
Sentence: She was in the middle of an intense tumblegaze at the small patch of mud that caused her to end up on her backside, when a bus sped by splashing her with a curbside puddle.
Etymology: tumble (to fall) + gaze
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James