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DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it's stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.
Verboticisms
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Redumbdant
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: re-dum-dent
Sentence: I know that eating an entire bag of salt and vinegar chips is going to leave me with a belly ache and a stinging mouth as it's done every other time, but I just can't help being redumbdant.
Etymology: redundant + dumb. Also - i love love the drawing - made me lololol
Idiomitake
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: ih-dee-aw-m-ih-tay-k
Sentence: Wayne asked himself "Why do I keep doing these things?" right before he made yet another idiomitake by walking into the polished glass door.
Etymology: idiotic+mistake
Dohpeat
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊˌpit/
Sentence: I knew that I was inclined to miss the freeway exit to our new house, so I made a big point of staying focused so that I wouldn't dohpeat this time. Unfortunately, my resolve led me into a false sense of security, and it wasn't until I turned on the street where we used to live that I realized it had happened again.
Etymology: From doh + repeat
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COMMENTS:
I know a dope Pete! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:25:00
I should've known you'd already come up with a better "Doh" based word! - Osomatic, 2007-06-07: 13:37:00
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Airheadism
Created by: SteveMB1959
Pronunciation: Air-Head-ism
Sentence: John is showing signs of 'Airheadism' again!
Etymology: The word shows the mistake of repeated errors
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COMMENTS:
An 'empty head', capable of repeated mistakes - SteveMB1959, 2011-05-15: 07:33:00
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Redumbdunce
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: ree-dum'-duntz
Sentence: Donna was in a good mood - she had just hooked up with a new boyfriend. She'd been visiting her last boyfriend, in prison, when she'd met Spike, just being released on parole. But when Donna called sister to tell her about Spike, her sister said it was another act of 'redumbdunce.' Her last ten boyfriends had all been convicts and criminals.
Etymology: A combination of the words; Redundance (repetition of the same meaning, but using different words), Dumb (lacking in common sense) and Dunce (a person who is stupid or slow to learn)
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COMMENTS:
Happy New Year everyone! - Tigger, 2009-12-31: 01:40:00
And Happy New Year to you! Alas, poor Donna is a creature of conviction! - Nosila, 2009-12-31: 11:01:00
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Neuerrotic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik
Sentence: He was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic.
Etymology: neurotic + error
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COMMENTS:
Is that the opposite of erotic? Someone who makes mistakes over and over would hardly be a turn on. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 08:21:00
...unless the mistake involved alcohol and leaving really really early before you woke up. Or so my friend says. - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 09:05:00
Your friend is AKA a "fleesel". - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:10:00
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Stuplication
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: stoop-lih-KAY-shuhn
Sentence: By dating each of the seven MacGillicuddy girls, Alex achieved a feat of stuplication that even he didn't think he was capable of
Etymology: stupid + duplication
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:04:00
A very interesting creation - neo1096, 2007-06-07: 19:11:00
Yay, my most voted-for word to date! :) - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-07: 20:43:00
Excellent! - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 23:19:00
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Obooboosessive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əboōboōsesesiv
Sentence: Roger’s collection of traffic tickets is a clear indication that his need for speed is obooboosessive.
Etymology: obsessive (preoccupy or fill the mind to a troubling extent) boo-boo (mistake)
Fauxcycle
Created by: elemon
Pronunciation: foh-sicle
Sentence: Maeve is totally caught in a dating fauxcycle -- have you seen her latest prize?
Etymology: faux (Fr: "faux pas" -- missed steps); OE: "cycle" -- go round and round)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Maeve's situation is farcicle. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 22:33:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy! ~ James
jadenguy - 2007-06-07: 08:49:00
I only made the word because I really wanted a word to use to describe this. In hindsight, I probably should have also tried to come up with one... This wont' be the last time that happens.
evan - 2008-07-30: 11:59:00
Uh, wouldn't this qualify as 'Addiction?'
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy. ~ James
no word right now - but the drawing cracked me up again!!