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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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Redoboo
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Ree-doo-boo
Sentence: After the same question for the past two hours, his constant redoboos made us change the question. We sadly don't believe he will ever figure out how to open the door.
Etymology: Redo (to do over) + booboo (a mistake)
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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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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Dumbsquared
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dum-squared
Sentence: Len dumsquareded when it came to booze - it never was the enormous amount of alcohol that poisoned his system, it was always the bad chicken wings.
Etymology: dumb X dumb = extremely stupid
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COMMENTS:
Wow, I wish I'd thought of this one! - texmom, 2007-06-07: 12:08:00
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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)
Compidiocy
Created by: Katoch
Pronunciation: com-PID-iocy
Sentence: With the police edging towards him and his friends, the pre-teen downed the alcohol as an act of compidiocy to hide the evidence.
Etymology: compulsive: Compelling: Enforces a need to take urgent action, usually an irational one. idiocy: Stupidity: Willful ignorance or unintelligence. Inacted together to form the somewhat cringeworthy yet humourous act of compidiocy.
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COMMENTS:
Cringeworthy ! Hahahahaha ! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 00:44:00
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Dumption
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Dum - pt - shon
Sentence: Tyree demonstrated his never ending dumption by going to the frig for the 8th time this week, hoping that beer would magically appear.
Etymology: Dumb - Gumption (common sense for dummies)
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
Dubbyafy
Created by: aussieleebee
Pronunciation: Dub-yuh-fy
Sentence:
Etymology: From the mishaps of president George "W" Bush.
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COMMENTS:
Right ON! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:25:00
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Rebotchulate
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ree Botch u Late
Sentence: "One of my new year resoulutions for 2010 is to try not to rebotchulate this year, time to move on and succeed"
Etymology: recapitulate - To repeat in concise form botch - mistake
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!!