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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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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.
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
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)
Aporcryphogled
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: ə-pŏk'rə-fō'gəld
Sentence: John aporcyphogled the location where he slipped. He could have sworn he saw a banana peel through the corner of his eye as he was tumbling down the stairs.
Etymology: Apocryphal - Erroneous; fictitious. + ogled - To stare at.
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
Stigmateyesize
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: stigmateyesize: stig - matt - eye - size
Sentence: I need to exercise my eyes because I stigmateyesize a lot, sending my feet into a merry dance to keep from falling.
Etymology: Stigmateyesize: stigmat is a combination of stigma and mat. Stigma for the stigma of feet tripping on nothing ... and mat for the imaginary bump you want to blaim it on. Eyesize for staring as if to size up what isn't there.
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
Scrapegoat
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation:
Sentence: With accusing eyes, he fixed a scrapegoat at the offending floor tile.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-04: 07:57:00
nice one... - hendrixius, 2007-12-04: 15:11:00
Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:19:00
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Disrespectre
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: diss riss peck terr
Sentence: His disrespectre was directed at the invisible force that forced his open shoelace under his other foot while he was at the bar ordering his twelfth pint of guinness......probably a portergiest!
Etymology: disrespect, spectre.
Falltale
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fall/tale
Sentence: He had to invent another falltale after he stumbled over a chalkline on the sidewalk.
Etymology: tall tale + fall
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James