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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.
Verboticisms
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Scapegroping
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Scaip + grop + ing
Sentence: Needing to produce a reasonable explanation for his ineptitude and mindless bumbling, Arnold once again resorted to scapegroping.
Etymology: Scapegoat + groping
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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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.
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.
Phantasmagaze
Created by: Ransom
Pronunciation: fan-TAZ-mah-gayz
Sentence: When arrogant Timothy tripped on his own shoelace, his phantasmagaze directed at the floor was priceless.
Etymology: phantasmagoria + gaze
Phantimplicate
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /fan-tim'-pli-kayt/
Sentence: After doing a superb impression of Marcel Marceau, tripping over nothing whatsoever, Josh felt compelled to phantimplicate an invisible hump in the floor, and a possible gravitational fluctuation, as the cause of his klutziness.
Etymology: phantom - creation of the imagination, (Latin phantasma) + implicate - to incriminate; to involve in an accusation (Latin, implicāre)
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COMMENTS:
Nice blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:20:00
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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
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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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.
Danghagerz
Created by: ynneg
Pronunciation: dang-ha-gerz
Sentence: He danghagerz the stone that brought him so much embarrassment to his friends.
Etymology: from a bisaya word "danghag" that means you were not careful..
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James