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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.
Verboticisms
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Parentlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pah-RENT-la-ment
Sentence: Randy and Sandy are typical parents who share with each other a great deal of parentlament when their kids ignore good advice and make the same mistakes they themselves made as teens.
Etymology: Blend of 'parent' (a father or mother) and 'lament' (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)
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?
Progeninny
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: proj-uh-nin-ee
Sentence: Most are happy that Jake is an only child. Now if only he can keep from producing a progeninny of his own, perhaps the world will be just a little smarter.
Etymology: progeny (offspring) + ninny (fool)
Heirrified
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: air - eh -fide
Sentence: Marty was heirrifed when he saw Isabelle taking the same risks and making the same mistakes that he had made when he was younger.
Etymology: heir, terrified
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COMMENTS:
Heiriffic word! - Nosila, 2009-08-21: 00:32:00
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Successerr
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: suck-ses-serr
Sentence: James came from a long line of Village Idiots and he proved himself to be a worthy successerr to his father and grandfathers before him.
Etymology: successor: one who takes over for another as in royalty or title + err: to make a mistake
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COMMENTS:
James is just one of the Village People... - Nosila, 2009-08-20: 09:51:00
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Genidiocy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jenideeeosee
Sentence: The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I would vote but I need more detail, a sentence, some etymology! Its a good word! - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 10:02:00
The Bush Foundation have a personal stake in ongoing research into genidiocy. - galwaywegian, 2007-01-18: 04:14:00
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Babyblooper
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: bay/bee/blu/per
Sentence: The child of a baby boomer often ends up as a babyblooper, making the same mistakes as his or her parents over and over again
Etymology: baby boomer + blooper
Horriditary
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: hor/id/i/tary
Sentence: When the Whooples many years later saw the raucus repercussions of their ripsnorting romp in the hollyfuds one fine evening during the merry month of May, they realized only too well the impolite implications of horriditary.
Etymology: horrid + heriditary
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COMMENTS:
oh yes. very good. - erasmus, 2007-01-17: 11:10:00
Yes quippingqueen! Very good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-17: 23:57:00
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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
