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DEFINITION: v. To make something worse while attempting to make it better. n. A bad improvement.
Verboticisms
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Incompattempt
Created by: tmcg5625
Pronunciation: in-comp-att-empt
Sentence: "But honey the car looks way cooler now. you cant tell the spoilers made of cardboard and the foil on the wheels make them look like chrome. classy" "I think so too sweetheart. next should get some personalized plates that say INCOMPATTEMPT!"
Etymology: Incompetent- "Duuhh?" Attempt-"yeah i'll give it a go."
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-15: 11:48:00
like it - galwaywegian, 2008-05-15: 12:10:00
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Faltercation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fal/tur/cay/shun
Sentence: The alteration quickly became a faltercation once the bandages came off in the doctor's office.
Etymology: alter + falter + the ensuing altercation
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like some of my home improvement projects. lol - Mustang, 2008-05-15: 21:46:00
Excellent blend! - Tigger, 2008-05-15: 23:31:00
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Shitigate
Created by: japanaysian
Pronunciation: Shit-e-gate
Sentence: There was an argument within the group, and Tom shitigated the situation by telling everyone to calm down and stop acting like bitches.
Etymology: Shit + mitigate
Badderment
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bad-er-ment
Sentence: The government's social engineering activities were well intentioned but ended up for the badderment of all. It was really more like woeful engineering.
Etymology: bad + betterment
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-05-15: 21:47:00
Oh, this word works nicely! Good job. - Tigger, 2008-05-15: 23:33:00
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Unintendment
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: un-intend-ment
Sentence: Horace had horrible headaches. He was getting rather desperate. He thought by cutting his head off, he would alleviate the problem. The one unintendment he didn't count on was death.
Etymology: un, not + intend, to direct one's attention towards
Adworsity
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: Ad/wurs/itee
Sentence: They suffered further adworsity when the contractor hung the windows upsidedown.
Etymology: add + worse + adversity
Reekonstruction
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: reek on struk shun
Sentence: "how do you feel after your latest reekonstruction, mr Jackson?" the waiting media asked. "I'm bad" he said, "I'm bad"
Etymology: reek as in stinking, reconstruction
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COMMENTS:
nice reference to MJ - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-15: 11:45:00
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Incorrectify
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ĭn'kə-rěk'tə-fī'
Sentence: "You can't polish a turd," Garvin said when David showed him how he had used accessories to incorrectify his '79 Ford Pinto.
Etymology: incur, to bring upon oneself, as in, to incur the ridicule of the public; rectify, verb form of rectum, part of the human anatomy often euphemized as a term of disparagement.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-15: 11:45:00
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Ruinstallation
Created by: scissorlips
Pronunciation: roo in stall a shun
Sentence: Everyone hopes that they are bettering themselves by working out, but it is often the case that the habit becomes a ruinstallation of muscles and inflexibility.
Etymology: ruin: a disintegration, either physical, moral, social, or economic. + installation: to equip something or someone
Grimprovement
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Grimm-proov-mant
Sentence: Since taking the home improvement course at her local college, Jenny couldn't wait to try out her new found skills in her own home, but when her husband saw the new lime green paint job in the lounge he thought it was more like a grimprovement.
Etymology: Grim(depressing, unappealing) + Improvement(The action of improving or improved, to make something better than it was) =Grimprovement
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COMMENTS:
good word..grimpressive - Nosila, 2008-05-15: 01:54:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by author and philosopher, Mark Kingwell who I saw last night speaking about "Social Change". He reminded us that not all change is good change. And noted that in German they have word to describe such bad improvements -- Schlimmbesserung -- which we don't have in English. And so it's today's challenge. Thanks Mark! ~ James