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'I can't believe you forgot my birthday! Whaaa!'

DEFINITION: v. To remember those special personal events, like your spouse's birthday, or your wedding anniversary, while nevertheless forgetting to take appropriate action, like getting a gift, or a card, or flowers. n. A gift that was thought of, but not purchased.

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Onpurpose

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: on purpose

Sentence: I dit it not onpurpose

Etymology: purpose as in deliberate.

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Eventualstress

Created by: Allison

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Barry's incessant whining because Jennifer didn't buy him yet another anniversary gift was causing Jennifer to have another bout of eventualstress like the one she had on his birthday.

Etymology:

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Commehmorate

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: com-MEH-more-ate

Sentence: Bobby couldn't wait to get a wonderful present for their six day anniversary but Susan commehmorated it.

Etymology: commemorate + "meh" (a sound expressing "whatever")

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COMMENTS:

Ha Ha, I love the "meh" - riflesandkids74, 2007-04-08: 11:38:00

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Noughtful

Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Good potential...give us a sentence/etymology and you'll get more points! - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:45:00

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Hallmarkfatigue

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: hawlmarkfateeg

Sentence: I passed the dard store on Father's day but hallmarkfatigue set in and i didn't enter.

Etymology: Hallmark: noun tyrant company that uses guilt to imply that you don't love your friends and relatives unless you buy overpriced cardboard phrases at every conceivable occasion. fatigue - from latin meaning tiredness.

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COMMENTS:

dont fight the fatigue - suzanne, 2007-04-09: 18:43:00

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Thoughtdiscount

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: thort-dis-cownt or, in less civilised areas, fort-dis-caant

Sentence: He would often thoughtdiscount their "anniversary of the day we first kissed", which Marie valued greatly, choosing to reminisce rather than book a table.

Etymology: From the useless proverb "it's the thought that counts" and "discount" suggesting "being cheap". Shame and woe to all thoughtdiscounters- mahahahaha!

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-06: 15:33:00

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Crassternation

Created by: efreet69

Pronunciation: krass-tur-NA-shun

Sentence: He is so cheap when it comes to gift buying; he shows the ultimate in crassternation.

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Celeberate

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: sell-ah-be-rate

Sentence: Julie would tend to celeberate special occassions by remembering the occassion but forgetting to do anything special which usually led to a fight.

Etymology: celebrate + berate

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COMMENTS:

I like it! Good word!! I love berating people at their celebrations. It keeps them from feeling too good about themselves on their special day!!! Got my vote. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-06: 17:03:00

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Comissmemorate

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: com-miss-MEM-o-rate

Sentence: Benny comissmemorated my birthday this year by organising a special surprise -- a beautifully wrapped, yet empty box.

Etymology: commemorate (to remember a significant event with a ceremony) + miss (to fail -and also the middle of the word omission) + commiserate (sympathize with - what my girlfriends will do when I tell them about Benny the rat)

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how cruel - Benny is a rat - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-06: 16:09:00

Great word. Ever heard of the (cheap fete classic) game "splat-a-rat"? I'd try it. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-06: 18:12:00

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Oblivicious

Created by: ewigkeit

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Etymology: Oblivo, l. "to forget" and Vitiosus, l. "faulty, corrupt".

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 02:37:00
This definition is based on a fictional event. The fact that my dear and loving partner celebrated her birthday yesterday, is not related to this definition in anyway whatsoever. It is simply a coincidence. And, may I repeat, I did not forget her birthday. In fact, I thought of many gifts which I could have easily purchased for her. Thank you. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 08:13:00
So your partner got "Jamesed"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 09:59:00
I believe she was verbotomized. And I don't think she was too pleased with the procedure. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 11:12:00
That bad, huh? Well, an iron makes a useful gift, as it is the perfect size, shape, and weight to make good contact with the forgifter's cranium.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 13:26:00
Forgifter? What a wonderful merger of the words "foresight" and "gift". Clearly, I should be be forgiftgiven.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 15:31:00
Perhaps a bottle of fine whine with some aged cheesy excuses might work.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:51:00
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:53:00
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-08: 09:38:00
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-23: 00:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James