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DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
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Guterr
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gut ur
Sentence: He guterred, and the misconception was badly disguised when he sympathised with her trapped wind issues
Etymology: gut err
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COMMENTS:
what a gas - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:02:00
He should keep his mind out of the gutter! - Nosila, 2008-11-04: 22:22:00
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Preculate
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /prek-u-late/
Sentence: Darren was sweating bullets after he incorrectly preculated that the young woman on the train was great with child.
Etymology: pregnant + speculate
Buffoonokudos
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: buf-FOON-uh-KOO-dose
Sentence: Timmy the Beard's legendary lack of social skills almost caused his death when he offered his heartfelt BUFFOONOKUDOS to Portly Peggy on her advanced pregnancy. His lack of sensitivity and total immunity to any form of embarrasment caused him to argue the point for several minutes, much to the horror of those present. He was hustled away in the nick of time, and after the application of several shots of Yugolavian plum brandy, was finally convinced of his near-fatal BUFFOONOKUDOS, but in the end, it only added to his legendary status as the life of the party.
Etymology: BUFFOON+KUDOS=BUFFOONOKUDOS............BUFFOON:a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person,a ludicrous figure : clown ;Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone.....KUDOS:praise given for achievement,fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement;Greek kydos.
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COMMENTS:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/05/health/05pseud.html - metrohumanx, 2008-11-04: 09:00:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 12:59:00
Interesting word blend; fantastic yarn. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-05: 15:49:00
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Fauxma
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: fo-mah
Sentence: Jeremy commited a major Faux ma by planning an elaborate baby shower for Christina only to find out later that she gave up her career of modeling to become a competitive eater.
Etymology: faux pas + mom = faux ma
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious! Yo Yo Ma! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:30:00
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Notivity
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: noht iv it eeeeeeee
Sentence: The news of her notivity was greeted with surprise and many tears. The tears were due to the escape of all the wind which had caused the rumour in the first place
Etymology: nativity eh... not?
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COMMENTS:
maternally yours... - Nosila, 2010-04-01: 16:33:00
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Pregnarerroneous
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pregnarerroneous - preg-ner-err-oh-ne -us
Sentence: To my pregnarerroneous quetion 'when is the baby due,' the lady huffily replied "I'm not pregnant, I'm just fluffy."
Etymology: pregnar - for pregnant. erroneous for mistakenly. Hence meaning mistakenly pregnant.
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COMMENTS:
Luv your daffynitions - keep them coming! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-13: 16:23:00
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Pregnut
Created by: biffbig1
Pronunciation: preg+nut
Sentence: Since my girlfriend had a baby I have been a complete pregnut - I see pregnant women everywhere!!
Etymology: pregnant and nut - like crazy
Blimpstaken
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Blimp ms taken
Sentence: Blimpstaken for the fifth time today, Tom pondered why circumstances, (he preferred to accuse Lady Destiny) thrust him towards lactating females who were not in fact lactating. He then wondered if his constant blimpstakes was his psyche trying to tell him something... he looked at his wife, shuddered, and turned over. Thank God for birth control! The next morning his wife was to exclaim that she was pregnant, and when confronted by an agonized Tom she admitted she had been off the pill for months, that she was tired of people coming up to her with congratulations for an non-existent pregnancy. "To say 'yes, thank you very much' for once, Tom! How wonderful that would make me feel!"
Etymology: Blimp (bloated) & mistaken (in error)
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COMMENTS:
poor baby!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:01:00
Inspired ! Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 23:49:00
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Immaculatemisconception
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: i/mak/yuh/liti/mak/yuh/lit
Sentence: When Joe innocently and mistakingly mistook twenty extra pounds on the wife of his boss and congratulated her for "the baby on the way", it was truly an immaculatemisconception.
Etymology: IMMACULATE (blameless) + MISCONCEPTION (A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding)
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COMMENTS:
Love it. - lumina, 2008-11-04: 01:33:00
.....and a lesson for us all.
Good work,Steverino! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-04: 09:09:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2008-11-04: 09:22:00
Good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-05: 15:56:00
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Falsexpectation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fawls-ex-peck-TAY-shun
Sentence: Bradley made a huge faux pas with his falsexpectation comment to his boss's wife, Bernadette, about her 'pregnancy' when in fact she had gained some unwanted pounds and inches since the last time she had been seen by the office staff.
Etymology: Blend of false and expectation, with 'expectation' alluding to the condition of pregnancy.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang Thank you Mustang ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
very nice play on words ... but the meaning could be mistaken for a man's padded belly while playing Santa.
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
rickki - 2011-02-05: 18:22:00
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