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'Why don't you like me?'

DEFINITION: To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you.

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Buckwit

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: buk-wit

Sentence: it had suddenly become obvious to everyone that Travis was a total buckwit

Etymology: buck[as in cash], f*ckwit

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COMMENTS:

snigger! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-09: 04:14:00

ha, wish I'd thought of it! got my vote! - remistram, 2007-08-09: 09:08:00

i think i'll be using this one in conversation! Nice one...though i may have to reserve my voting if you keep going so well! xo - marnee4nothin, 2007-08-09: 23:39:00

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Capitunalishment

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: cap-eh-ton-ul-ish-ment

Sentence: After years of gambling, Larry finally hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for him, the winnings came just one week before his divorce was to be finalized. The next day, he recieved a call from his attorney saying his wife had read about Larry's good fortune in the newspaper, and seeing that they were still techniacally husband and wife (and according to section EE5432A: Capitunalishment), half of the money would be hers.

Etymology: A merge of "capital punishment." Capital for money. Punishment for the distreatment of others and money's distreatment of you.

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Filfthyrich

Created by: BellaRina

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Contemptation

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: con - tem - tation

Sentence: Arnold decided to leave the monastery to pursue a life of contemptation.

Etymology: Contempt + temptation

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COMMENTS:

Great word, I've thought of it, too, a few months ago and as Erin McKean told me in her TechTalk video, that I ought to tell the other inventors about this mysterious mental connection, I googled this page, so greetings from Germany. (I think we also feel contemptation then drinking contemptatious alcoholic stuff, or when smoking, though I don't.) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7548057564471419291 - entryfee, 2007-11-03: 19:35:00

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Debtmagnet

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: debt-mag-net

Sentence: Friendless Fred was a debtmagnet despite (or because of) his unwavering quest for riches.

Etymology: chickmagnet + debt

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Benjamistaken

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: BEN-juh-miss-take-en

Sentence: Eric spent his whole life in pursuit of the almighty buck, thinking it would make him popular with the ladies and respected among his peers, but in the end he was simply benjamistaken and died alone, even though he was buried in the finest casket money could buy.

Etymology: Benjamins ($100 bills) + mistaken

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Monstruate

Created by: tubeyes

Pronunciation: maw-en-est-ray-teh

Sentence: If Jim spends a few more years in the rat race of corporate America, he'll monstruate his life away!

Etymology: Money, Menstruate

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Suckaflirt

Created by: niko23

Pronunciation: suckah-flirt

Sentence: A dud trying to get the girl hes been waiting to mary in his little fantasy world, sucks at love & dating.

Etymology:

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Nooomamoteseyorheafamlthily

Created by: pwincess9430

Pronunciation: dunno how it sounds?!?

Sentence: people with nothing

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Parishiltality

mythman

Created by: mythman

Pronunciation: pair-iss-hil-TAHL-ih-tee

Sentence: The gossip-mags are searching for the next celeb to commit a ParisHiltalty.

Etymology: "Paris Hilton" (who's cut herself and her siblings from the family fortune), and "fatality"

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Comments:

OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:13:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.

OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:14:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.