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DEFINITION: n. A person who blames their neighbors, coworkers, and/or parents for anything and everything that is wrong in the world. v. To lay blame on someone for something which is obviously beyond their control and influence.
Verboticisms
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Ufauxism
Created by: green
Pronunciation: U fo ism
Sentence: This is just proof of your stupid ufauxism.
Etymology: You faux ism
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COMMENTS:
Very good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-26: 19:12:00
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Blaim
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: blll aym
Sentence: She was the consummate blaimer, the word sorry only ever left her lips if preceded by "you'll be" of followed by "I ever met someone so incompetent". It was probably hereditary.
Etymology: Blame. Aim.
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COMMENTS:
good one, galwaywegian...have met her! - Nosila, 2008-04-24: 21:30:00
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Critisighs
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kri/ti/size
Sentence: Sally was convinced that the world was doomed by thoughtless people and would often let her opinions out in carefully aimed citisighs. "odor" "mold" "dust" "waste of space"
Etymology: criticize + sighs
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COMMENTS:
funny word! - wordmeister, 2008-04-24: 10:09:00
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-26: 19:10:00
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Lackuse
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lak youz
Sentence: As usual Sharon DeBlame always wanted to lackuse her fiance, parents, friends and relatives when things did not go her way, even though they had no control over these events. Her upcoming nuptials gave her a lot of fodder and turned her into a Bridezilla, a Bride of Frankenstein. By the time the big day rolled around, she had become impossible to live with and her fiance, Randy Foule, was seriously considering eloping with his best man, Ben Dover, just to escape the wrath of the hideous creature his innocent young fiancee had become!
Etymology: Lack (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable or just not there) & Accuse ( blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against;reproach)
Raptionalize
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /RAP-shun-uh-liyz/
Sentence: Nothing was ever Doug's fault, and he would be the first one to admit that. He would raptionalize away any hint of blame for anything that went wrong, and he never hesitated to name a scapegoat for any conceivable problem. Doug made an art out of 'passing the buck'. Even when he was caught taking office supplies from the office, he blamed his parents for not spending enough time with him as a child, because, he explained, they were both workaholics.
Etymology: Rap - blame or punishment, especially for a crime (from Swedish, rapp "light blow" as in a rebuke) + Rationalize - to ascribe problems to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid, but are actually unrelated (from Latin, ratiōnālis "reason")
Stenchdiverter
Created by: jadespring
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: from german stinkfinger.
Faultune
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: folt-you-n
Sentence: Kate was shunned by her neighbours because they were tired of her faultuning them. They had tried to be friendly, but what could they do with someone who castigated them for the sun coming up later as Winter came on.
Etymology: fault + fortune (destiny, fate) + tune (she's not singing that same old song again?)
Blamebidextrous
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: blame/bee/dex/trose
Sentence: A blamebedextrous person can shift blame with double the speed.
Etymology: blame + be + ambidextrous
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COMMENTS:
clver! - mweinmann, 2009-06-18: 08:52:00
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Blunderbus
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bluhn-der-buhs
Sentence: Jill never feels that she is to blame for anything. Should one of her friends suggest that she has made a mistake, she is perfectly willing to throw them under the blunderbus. She will then take over for the driver and do doughnuts just to drive her point home.
Etymology: blunder (mistake) + blunderbuss (an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range )
Attacktirade
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: A-tak-tir-ade
Sentence: Brenda was quick to attacktirade every little problem she could imagine was happening in order to insult everyone she came in contact with. She was so consumed with being perfectly right...even when she was wrong.
Etymology: Attack-assault. Tirade-abuse, outburst.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Tigger - 2008-04-24: 02:50:00
Too bad 'blamestorm' is already in common use...
- 2008-04-26: 15:51:00
hilarious
- 2008-04-27: 07:02:00
Hiillarious clinton
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James