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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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Paediono
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: pee-dee-oh no!
Sentence: "I have a feeling young Alex flunked his exams; there was definitely an air of paediono when I passed Geoff on the drive just now ... "
Etymology: from paediatric, (relating to care of children) + 'oh no! ....'
Kidisillusioned
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ki-dis-ill-oozh-und
Sentence: When I found out my son had gotten drunk and driven home despite my warnings not to, I was entirely kidisillusioned
Etymology: kid + disillusioned
Loatyose
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Loat-yose
Sentence: I still can say...loatyose
Etymology:
Fishappointment
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fish ap poynt ment
Sentence: Eddy & Molly had high hopes for their young fry, Gill. But time after time he created fishappointment in his parents by repeating their errors. Like most tuna-aged offspring, he skipped school, wore a mullet and a sole-patch, his room smelt and he swore just for the halibut. His parents were fishsatisfied with his behaviour and to avoid further fishcontent, they carped at him until he got a job. He was a fishgruntled bass-tard at first, but finally found his porpoise and plaice as a spawn-broker.
Etymology: Fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills) & Disappointment (a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized)
Heirroneous
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: air-roh-nee-us
Sentence: Like his father, and his father's father before him, Tim heirroneously believed money could buy him happiness.
Etymology: heir + erroneous (containing or derived from error)
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
Stupinheritance
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: stup-in-her-i-tans
Sentence: I thought John would grow up to be something, like me! Instead he stupinherited his father's ability as a slacker!
Etymology: stupid + inheritance
Kintainted
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: kin tane ted
Sentence: Chester was nearly morose when he realized that his son was kintainted and would never amount to more than a chip off the old block.
Etymology: kin + tainted
Parappointment
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: pair-ah-point-ment
Sentence: I can't believe she spent that money on her hair, Marcy said to her manicurist.
Etymology: parent+disappointment
