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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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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
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)
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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Getupitee
Created by: biffbig1
Pronunciation: get+up+it+ee
Sentence: His getupitee never got up and went so I tripped over him and it made me mad.
Etymology: giddyup + he
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.
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)
Figmatize
Created by: frankierio
Pronunciation: fig-ma-tyz
Sentence: Embarassed, and now looking up from the carpet,Maria figmatized the empty spot that did her in.
Etymology: A figment of your imagination that traumatizes oneself.
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COMMENTS:
Very good!! - Mustang, 2007-12-04: 05:32:00
I like it too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:19:00
Agreed, excellent -- sounds very natural. - Tigger, 2007-12-04: 18:34:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James