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DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.
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Dumbkins
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: dum-kins
Sentence: Mom knitted Dad and there 2 dumbkins each a pair of four fingured gloves. Like Dad, none of his sons mastered the use of the chainsaw.
Etymology: dumb/as in not too smart. Kins/ the kids
Parant
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: pair-rant
Sentence: Just as he was about to parant about his kids, Justin remembered his father had paranted about him in much the same way.
Etymology: parent + rant
Offsting
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ôfsting
Sentence: John and Mary did all they could to encourage their children but their descencan’ts fail at just about everything they attempt. The offsting they feel means they often avoid conversations that involve children. You won’t even find them listed on John or Mary’s Facebook pages.
Etymology: offspring (a person’s child or children) + sting (a hurtful quality or effect)
Genethick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jen eh thik
Sentence: The fishy world of genethicks shows more misinformation in our double eelix than had been previously thought
Etymology: genetic thick
Kidsgusted
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: kidz-gust-ed
Sentence: When Marnie started dating the biker, her mother supported her decision, but was secretly kidsgusted with her.
Etymology: disgusted + kids
Herediot
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: heh-red-ee-ot
Sentence: "Honey don't you feel like an herediot when your son kicks the ball with his laces untied like you do?"
Etymology: hereditary/heridity + idiot
Repanguish
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: re pang wish
Sentence: Olive suffered a lot from repanguish, especially when her daughter also got pregnant at 16 just like she did.
Etymology: from repeat and anguish. Oh and it could be from repent at having kids at all, cos really if they make the same mistakes, whats the point?
Erredity
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: err-ehd-ih-tee
Sentence: When Sandra insisted she really, really loved the drop-out slacker, her Mom remembered meeting Sandra's Dad for the first time, shrugged, and chalked it up to erredity.
Etymology: err (make an error) + heredity (characteristics transmitted genetically
Pedisgrace
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'ped-is-"grAs/
Sentence: "Big" Tony Goldblatt was pedisgraced to see his daughter follow in his footsteps and become a hitperson.
Etymology: From pedigree + disgrace
