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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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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
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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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
Tripliprevarication
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: trip/le/pree/veri/cay/shun
Sentence: After falling three times in a row, he had to do some serious tripliprevarication.
Etymology: trip + prevaricate + triplication
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
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
Tumbrage
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: TUHM-brij
Sentence: At first glance, her friends thought that Roxie's roll was 'slapstick in stilettos'; however, they soon learned of her true feelings and her tarmacadam tumbrage.
Etymology: Tumbrage: blend of tumble and umbrage:a feeling of anger caused by being offended; suspicion that someone has been slighted.
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-04: 07:58:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-04: 12:13:00
Ah, very nice. - Tigger, 2007-12-04: 18:27:00
fine wordsmithery - c1mcgraw, 2007-12-05: 20:18:00
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Assayovertincups
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ah-SAY-over-tin-cups
Sentence: It was a well-known fact that Tom was a clutz. He tried to hide the fact for a few months by performing a careful assayovertincups, but after stumbling over just about every crack between the tiles in the office floor, he gave up the blooperuse.
Etymology: ass-over-tin-cups, assay
Photrip
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: Foe'trip
Sentence: That photrip is dangerous
Etymology: see: faux
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by c1mcgraw. Thank you c1mcgraw. ~ James