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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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Shedit
Created by: ZenoX
Pronunciation: shed it
Sentence: She went to a plastic surgeon the other day and shedited her nose. She was telling me all about that present she'll never afford now. Wait till she hears about her embarrassing shedit. She'll probably never admit her mistake.
Etymology: A shit edit, a change that should be hid in a dark place (shed).
Adworsity
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: Ad/wurs/itee
Sentence: They suffered further adworsity when the contractor hung the windows upsidedown.
Etymology: add + worse + adversity
Fortifry
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: for/ti/fry
Sentence: Dave thought that adding wires to his breaker panel would fortify his electricity. Little did he know he would fortifry it.
Etymology: fortify + fry
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COMMENTS:
"smokin" - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-15: 11:41:00
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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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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
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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Badvancement
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /bad-VANS-mehnt/
Sentence: It seems that each new elected politician is a badvancement on the last one. Although they promise improvement after improvement, and all sorts of advancements, things keep going from bad to worse.
Etymology: Bad - of poor or inferior quality; defective (of uncertain origin; meaning of "defective or inferior" first recorded around 1300 AD) + Advancement - a forward step; an improvement (from Old French, avancer "move forward")
Sobadisticimprovement
Created by: chrissimo87
Pronunciation: so-bad-istic-improvement
Sentence: I think you will find that was top of the 100 sobadisticimprovments awards this year
Etymology:
Wimprovement
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wim proov ment
Sentence: When Cathy met Todd in High School, he was a brawny fellow, but lacking in refinement. Ten years later, they were wed, had 2 kids and Todd was now a big pudding of a man who was so whipped and broken by the demanding Cathy. She considered Todd her greatest wimprovement.
Etymology: Wimp (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy) & Improvement (betterment;change;progress)
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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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