Verboticisms

Created by: davem

Pronunciation:

Sentence: If you abominablesnowrabbit that child, he will have a bad first day of school.

Etymology: Eponymous to the character in a 1961 Warner Brothers Cartoon in which Daffy Duck and Buggs Bunny take a wrong turn on vacation and find themselves in the Himalayas as candidates to be the new pet of the Abominable Snow Rabbit, a giant yeti who "will love

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Novel concept: children as pets! Superb etymology. Fantastic eponomy! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:49:00

Your ephonymous verboticisms have inspired other verbotimists to create some great eponymous verboticisms. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:57:00

Mistakenly, I thought an epononym was any word that contained part of a name; a name with a syllable or prefix added to 'wordify' it as more than a name. But I was wrong!!! It is a name, and only the name, no additions, that is a true epononym. While I think you have inspired name-based creations, which are not true eponyms, it seems that (at least for the short time I've been playing) that you are the only one who has created a truly eponymous verboticism, in the strictest sense of the definition. Wow! Thank you for piquing my curiosity enough to researth this out. Any one else curious about the strict meaning of eponym might find this link helpful http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/eponyms/index.html - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:18:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: preh/si/kossitee

Sentence: Gollum in the Lord of the Rings showed way too much precicossety. It drove me nuts when he kept saying 'my precious'.

Etymology: preciosity (affection) + cosset (pamper) + precious

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He was testing your precious mettle! Can't resist saying it's absolutely precious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:28:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: cat-astra-fixia-fobe

Sentence: Melanie was gasping for breath after her catastrophyxiaphobic father had hidden the keys to the murcielago her husband gave her as a birthday gift.

Etymology: catastrophe + asphyxiate + phobie

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COMMENTS:

Interesting choice of words in your etymology! Innovative Blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:40:00

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Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Watt-iff-a-main-ee-a

Sentence: After three generations of "Politically Correct" parenting, it is little wonder that most of the current generation of young adults have absolutely no parenting skills and have reverted to a state of Whatifamania when it comes to their children.

Etymology: Whatif- derived from the perpetual question of the incompetent. / Mania- excessive emotional state.

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COMMENTS:

Great perspective. Very perceptive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:36:00

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Created by: leegro

Pronunciation: \ˈchāst-hōl\

Sentence: Bob feared that his new girlfriend's father was a true chastehole and would thwart his dreams of an uplifting senior prom.

Etymology: chaste - pure, free from sexual conduct/I think you know what-hole

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Perhaps Bob's father knew how to make him and his daughter buckle-under! Very forthright! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:22:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ruh - punzl - oaf

Sentence: Morton is a boob who has become totally obsessed with the notion that Miriam has to be sequestered and under his constant scrutiny in order to protect her from the many dangers he imagines to be threatening her. He has become a totally unreasonable rapunzeloaf.

Etymology: blend of the fairytale Rapunzel and oaf

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COMMENTS:

He needs to let his hair hang down as much as she does! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:05:00

Fantastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:07:00

Any relation to 'Meatloaf'? - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:14:00

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Created by: Niktionary

Pronunciation: ahb-sess-i-fye

Sentence: When my father bought the plasma tv he'd saved for for months, we thought he would obsesify over it; but we never thought he would make us do a background check before Superbowl Sunday to watch it!

Etymology: obsess+objectify+possesses

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Interesting choice of words to blend. Clever sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:45:00

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Created by: Sibahi

Pronunciation: Protect-o-mania

Sentence: Julie, a 29-year-old, is regularly locked in her room in Friday nights by her protectomaniac father.

Etymology: Protect-o-mania: "mad about protection."

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COMMENTS:

Was his favorite song "Crazy Over You?" Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:38:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: oh/pear/a/noid

Sentence: Angela was so concerned about the safety of her children that she hired an aupairanoid to help supervise them.

Etymology: au pair + paranoid

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COMMENTS:

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:59:00

could all go aupair shaped - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 09:27:00

Au! The children need an escape pairashoot! This is a pairagon among verboticisms! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:22:00

If she had the money, Angela would probably hire au-pair of 'em, I bet. Fun word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:11:00

Good One, Jab...no wonder they invented Nanny 911- pairental discretion advised! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:44:00

Another creative verbotomy! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:08:00

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Created by: diyan627

Pronunciation: angz-i-covet

Sentence: Ben's last anxicovet was enough to swear him off women for a while. Now he just spends his nights online or at the bar and with whomever will hang with him for a while.

Etymology: anxiety + covet

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Very Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:31:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: DOOM-feed

Sentence: For Bob the signs were all there: a harmaggedist who knew all the apocryptic signs. And, futhermore, his family were never free from his daily doses of doomfeed. But happily - perhaps, not in Bob's case - he found karma, no longer worrying about tomorrow - for he knew anyway everything would turn out wrong.

Etymology: DOOMFEED: doom: unpleasant or disastrous outcome; Feed: to satify, gratify or minister to, as in any sense, ego, desire, fear etc.

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COMMENTS:

Trapped in a doomfeedback loop! Very innovative! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:32:00

you went right for the dark side on this one - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 14:39:00

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Created by: picabomama

Pronunciation: ooh/burr/war/den

Sentence: Violet skipped down the stairs to tell her Daddy that she had been invited on her first date. She was so excited about this development that she was totally taken aback by her father's reaction. He began to turn red and then he began to stammer and then he started locking all the doors and windows. "What are you doing Daddy?", Violet asked timidly.Her father replied, "I am no longer your father. I am now the uberwarden and this home is your prison. How do you feel about homeschooling?"

Etymology: Uber (German for super) + warden

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great story - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 16:28:00

Uber! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:35:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: luv-shak-ull

Sentence: At first, Tracy thought Marvin was being a doting boyfriend, running all the errands and carrying even the lightest packages for her, but when she found him staring at her image on the computer and singing "You're My Obsession", she came to the realization that she was being loveshackled.

Etymology: love shack, shackle

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Hey Jabber - 2 songs for you today! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:58:00

Love the word purple so I'll put up with the song that's now stuck in my head for the entire weekend!! The Love Shackle is a little old thing that keeps us together Love Shackle baby, Love Shackle bay-bee. - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 08:46:00

Is loveshackle a cousin to Sugar Shackled? Now, there's 3 songs! Great Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 12:57:00

"Tiiiiin roof... rusted!" Groovy word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:06:00

Excellent verboticism. Very descriptive and appropriate to the definition. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:36:00

Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:07:00

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: ob-teck-tive

Sentence: Joe was obtective with his family, they never saw the light of day while he was gone.

Etymology: Obsessive + Protective

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Scary! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:28:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sub doo fuss

Sentence: Earl thought his vigilance in keeping his daughter, Mona, locked up was a way of saving her from herself and all the evils in the world. But he was actually a subduefuss and his obsessive overprotectiveness forced her to rebel and run away. Yes, tired of the suppressive lifestyle her father led as an ex-con biker carnival worker, Mona ran off at the tender age of 29 to become a librairian and church choir member. Earl's street cred took a dive!

Etymology: subdue (hold within limits/controls) & doofus (person with poor judgment) & fuss (worry about too much)

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Very apt and funny. Got my vote. - stache, 2008-02-22: 11:58:00

Great characters! Fun word to say! Right on the definition! Superb! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:02:00

Funny word, and great sentence! So many good ones today. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:09:00

Cheers, all...Mona's last name is Lott, by the way! Earl's is Grey....naturally he and the mother did not wed as carny life is not condusive to marital bliss! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:53:00

But her mother Zell still had that same fanatical streak as Earl. - petaj, 2008-02-23: 05:36:00

And then, petaj, don't forget her sisters, Camille Lott, the idealist;Eda Lott, a plus size model and their adopted brother from Korea, Park King Lott! - Nosila, 2008-02-24: 00:18:00

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Created by: princesscharli

Pronunciation: Parr-en-shus

Sentence: He wouldn't let his daughter out, he's such a bad parent, no he's just parencious.

Etymology: a parent who's causious

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Created by: ekky99

Pronunciation: pur-dah-d

Sentence: The purdad hid his daughter from the gaze of the lecherous youths. Shut away in a curtained room, she paled into insignificance.

Etymology: purdah + dad

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COMMENTS:

Good sentence. Kudos for being able to come with two words and only change one letter to blend them! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:33:00

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Created by: janebrowne

Pronunciation: Al-SAY-she-ate

Sentence: So when my dad met my boyfriend and saw that he had a few cool tatoos and a pierced nose he, like, began to alsatiate all over the place and pushed me back in my room and tried to lock me in! What is his problem?

Etymology: Alsatiate- Both the French and Germans claim this word, insisting that it derives from the behavior of Alsatians or German Shepherd dogs, known world-wide for their tendency to drool and bark, protecting their owners and, in effect, making them hostages.

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Kudos for your etymology and originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:10:00

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:25:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: gwan tan am oth hur

Sentence: Her Guantanamother scared her girlfriends and terrified her boyfriends. she came downstairs on prom night to find her date hooded, naked, standing on a stool, while her mother made doberman noises.

Etymology: guantanamo, mother

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Thanks Galway - you exorcised Love Shakle but now I'm stuck with 'Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera' - sing it purple!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:09:00

wantanamera, theres only wan tanamera - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 10:27:00

One ton o' mayo! Might heal ya, one ton o' mayo... - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 10:48:00

You three guan and on ... singing your little hearts out! Guanatanamother is so farfetched it just hangs right out there, drawing us to it like a magnet! Fun one, galwayegian! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:12:00

Loved it, galwaywegian, you GITMO better every day! - Nosila, 2008-02-23: 00:05:00

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Created by: Aardvark

Pronunciation: Possi-BULL-ee

Sentence: "I don't know why my dad won't let me go. He's such a possibully!"

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Inventive! Great blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:09:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /SHAP-ur-own/

Sentence: Charlotte had been constantly chaperowned; when she went to the mall on Saturdays, her father insisted on staying with her; when she wanted to go to a school dance, she had to bring her older brother as an escort; and her mother picked her up from school each day and take her straight home. It's no wonder that she snuck out one night, ran away and became a porn star.

Etymology: Chaperon (also chaperone) - someone whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity (Old French for "hood, head protector"; related to 'chapeau' "hat") + Own - [in the sense of] to have complete control over (Middle English, agan "to have")

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Good one, Tigger...is that different from chaperleasing or chaperrenting? - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 02:01:00

Ownerous parents! Brilliant! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:08:00

"My mama told me, you better chaperown" — (Shop around; Smokey Robinson and The Miracles). Since Jabberwocky's singing again, there's music in the air... - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:22:00

And purpleartichokes and galwaywegian are singing too, I see. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:41:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: fol-ee-cod-ul

Sentence: my decision to lock my children in a room with only soothing music, educational literature and a macrobiotic diet to sustain them during their teen years may be misconstrued as follycoddling

Etymology: folly, mollycoddle

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nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 09:36:00

I tried to think of a verbotomy that used mollycoddle - this is perfect - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:22:00

Poor little follycoddled eggs! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:36:00

Absolutely great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:06:00

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: pii-thon-iiz

Sentence: So sad, she had a father that pythonized her all the time.

Etymology: python+ize

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Wow! Emotionally powerful! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:42:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: Muh-ther-Smuth-erd

Sentence: At home, I play a game of "Mother, May I" constantly. Due to my mom's fears, she has ruined the game, by making her answer always the same: "Mother says you may not!" Mother says I can't join the school band, for she doesn't want me playing around. Mother says I can't join science club, chess club, or a bridge club because she doesn't want me going to the clubs at night! Mother says I can't play baseball, volleyball, football, or basketball. She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all those balls!" It is nice to be mothered, but I need help. I've become a none in this motherhouse. You've heard of Mother Hubbard. Mine is MotherSmuthered.

Etymology: Mother and Smothered and a play on Mother Hubbard = MotherSmuthered. Mothered: loved, cared for, and protected Smothered: overly suppressed

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> She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all > those balls!" — Now that sounds like something a Sexcavator would say. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 02:48:00

Are you related to Tom and Dick, the smothered brothers? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:13:00

Wouldn't that be neice? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:42:00

Great word play! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:09:00

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: par-a-noid

Sentence: The coddling and paranoid actions of Jill's father to try to watch her every move and protect her from the harsh cruel world outside, just made Jill more parannoyed.

Etymology: paranoid/annoyed

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Is her father related to the computer annoybot? (an Internet computer program having the sole function of sending annoying or unwanted messages)! Very inventive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:48:00

Good one! - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:03:00

Very good verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:37:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: bow/fik/see/ate

Sentence: Jenny's insecurities and need to totally control and dominate all aspects of his life causes her to beauphyxiate any relationship.

Etymology: beau + asphyxiate

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COMMENTS:

Is she the beaustrangler of Boston? Great ingenuity! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:09:00

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: PAT-ruh-LAC-ti-cate

Sentence: Marvin would patrylacticate Brittany each time he neurotically attempted to protect her from the real and imagined evils of the world. By the time she turned twenty-nine, Marvin had reached the stage of clinical patrylacticosis.

Etymology: Patri-, "father," + prophylactic, "protective measure." Noun form: patrylactication

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Great etymology. Prophylactic was a stroke of .... genius! Great shielding! I'm having too much fun with this one! Way to go stache! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:16:00

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: sint-ih-mint-ih-null

Sentence: Traversing the Lava Swamp on the back of a reticulated magma scorpion had been difficult. The Caverns of Nag, haunted by the aimless spirits of twelve thousand mothers had tested his will and fortitude. Andariel abruptly yanked his claymore free from the still trembling mountain of Skaat the Incontinent Dragon and lost his balance, plate armor protesting with loud clanks as he tumbled into one of the many piles of fewmets littering the lair. The curse he began to spit died at his lips, for he knew his most challenging quest still lay ahead. Days passed without sleep or sustenance as he stumbled across the barren landscape of Craetoria. He first saw the tower at the end of the fifteenth day, silhouetted against the blood red sky, and it grew steadily larger in his vision until he staggered across the drawbridge to the wrought iron door as dusk approached. He mustered his strength and drew his sword, prepared for the attack of whatever would meet him. The door issued a loud resonanting vibration when Andariel struck it with the jeweled hilt of his weapon, and he reentered his battle stance. A low moan emitted from the hinges as the monolithic door began to swing open, slowly revealing a short balding man with an unkempt moustache and a mustard stained sweater-vest. "You must be Andy!" the unimposing man cheerily offered along with his hand. Andariel slowly lowered his guard and shook, his gauntled hand dwarfing the man's miniscule paw. "Come in! I'm Threwynn's father, Herb, it's nice to meet you." He strained to close the door behind him and deposited Andariel on the nearest divan. "I'll go check and see if she's ready." He started to head for the chiseled tower steps before turning back into the room and appraising his guest. "You look like you've had a rough journey, can I get you a flagon of mead to pass across parched lips?" he eagerly asked. "That would be most generous," rasped the knight. The room burst into an electric blue explosion and an acrid stench of brimstone as the shrewish man erupted into the looming shape of a sentimentinel. A voice of low rolling thunder pounded Andariel against the cold rough walls, crumpling his armor and crushing his bones, as felt more than heard what the demon intoned. "Foolish drunken sot. You will never be good enough for my princess. You have failed the test." Andariel reached for his shield, but he was too late. Tears streaming down Threwynn's porcelain face soaked into her stuffed bear, Irwin. Herb gently stroked her back and hair, shaking his head in empathy. "Why won't they at least send a messenger, daddy? How can they be so cruel as to make me think they like me, then never show up?" He drew her into his arms, and consoled her, "Boys at this age are just horrible beasts. I'll go get dinner ready, sweetheart, come down when you're hungry." The sobbing stopped for a moment as he exited, "What are we having?" she croaked. "Veal. Quite fresh, I had it delivered not a half hour ago." Herb quietly shut the door and headed to the kitchen.

Etymology: Sentinel + sentimental

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Sorry, I was clearly bored at work today... - Banky, 2008-02-22: 13:56:00

So good it 'belongs' to the book-of-the-month club! Nice Sci-Fi! Sigh-fantastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:00:00

"Mmmm, that story makes me hungry for a knight-time snack," said the dragon. "Knights are so nice and crunchy." - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:37:00

Wow. Why are you not writing with all that spare time you have? And, where can I pick up an Irwin? Great story! Keep 'em coming. Better yet, start on a book. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 18:27:00

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