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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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Faterring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fat err ring
Sentence: if he had fathere half as many children as he had faterred, he could have had his own republiv
Etymology: fat erring, fathering
Fetalerror
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: fee-tal-ERR-or
Sentence: Mark knew he had made a fetalerror at the party when he congratulated Karen on her pregnancy. Karen coldly informed him that the celebration was for having lost five pounds that month with her Weight Watcher's group.
Etymology: Fatal error + Fetal
Pregnot
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: preg - not
Sentence: That glow about Edna must have been caused by her quick trip up the stairs. I humbly withdrew my congratulations to herself and her mom upon discovering that she was pregnot.
Etymology: pregnant + not
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COMMENTS:
Good one. Like your sentece also. - Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
****sentence**** - Stevenson0, 2007-12-13: 10:12:00
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Fetusnmouth
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Fee-TUS-IN-MOW-TH
Sentence: Wow Gabby, you're baby's gonna be a soccer player!" Way to go JIm, nice fetusnmouth, you tard.
Etymology: Foot in Mouth and The little critter that isn't
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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Embarazadsume
Created by: Niktionary
Pronunciation: em-bare-a-sad-soom
Sentence: "Dude, where did you get that shiner?" "I was at Taco Bell and the woman before me ordered two dinners and....." "Man! I told you you were gonna decked if you kept embarazadsuming." "I know, I know."
Etymology: embarazada- Spanish word for pregnant+ embarresed+ assume
Pregknot
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: preg nät
Sentence: Tom was watching his pending promotion sliding away. He tied himself up in a big pregknot by suggesting that the boss's wife was expecting. He incurred the wrath of the obeast when he offered that she must be carrying twins.
Etymology: pregnant (having a child or young developing in the womb) + knot (a complex and intractable problem)
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COMMENTS:
+ not as she's not pregnant - another great word artr - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-04: 13:04:00
Very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 17:27:00
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Falsefestiprego
Created by: kingdio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mark's falsefestiprego led him to serious hurt when the non-pregnant mammoth of a woman sat on him.
Etymology:
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
Pregsume
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: preg-zoom
Sentence: They pregsumed to Gladys at the Christmas lunch since she appeared to be "eating for two".
Etymology: pregnant + presume
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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