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'What bump? I don't see a bump.'

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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Photrip

Created by: Bullwinkle

Pronunciation: Foe'trip

Sentence: That photrip is dangerous

Etymology: see: faux

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Witherump

CrayonWarrior

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

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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.

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Glowerpower

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: glaow er pow er

Sentence: When Sally teetered on way too high shoes, she had more than one occasion to use her glowerpower. She would stumblegrumble and aimblame when she had a griptrip and almost wiped out. Everything but the killer shoes was a haltfault. Her walkknock should be blamed insteasd on her stylerevile and pridestride.

Etymology: Glower (to stare;look at with a fixed gaze) & Power (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority)

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Projectigaze

Created by: IllmaticKD

Pronunciation: Pro'ject'i'gaze

Sentence: Yesterday I completely fell over and rolled onto the street, to save face I immediately attempted a projectigaze.

Etymology: noun; Derived from two words. One being projection. The other being gaze.

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Scornification

CEE1ESS

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

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Toolgal

madara

Created by: madara

Pronunciation: Tool-gal

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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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Scapeghost

cduenas

Created by: cduenas

Pronunciation: scape - ghost

Sentence:

Etymology: scapegoat, as in a diversion ghost, as in invisible or nonexixstant

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Ungracefulitis

Created by: Rabbit

Pronunciation: un-graceful-i-tis

Sentence: Though suffering from ungracefulitis, Alice still continues to go about daily errands denying her condition.

Etymology: ungraceful - clumsy + itis - inflamation of any part of the body consisting in the congestion of blood vessels.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-04: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-08-12: 00:33:00
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James