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'I guess I'll have one more...'

DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it's stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.

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Reiterazy

Created by: monkeywerks

Pronunciation: re it r a z

Sentence: Robert once again proved he was reiterazy by ordering a "Big Mac" for lunch.

Etymology: Reiterate + Crazy

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Errerrerr

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: roll the Rs /eh-reh-rehr/

Sentence: Erin erroneously erred and chose to errerrerr the same errerrerr again.

Etymology: a repeated mistake... a repeated "err"

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Ha! I hadn't seen yours when I did the same word (spelled diff.). You got my vote! - Alchemist, 2007-06-08: 06:47:00

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Errennial

Trystera

Created by: Trystera

Pronunciation: air-IN-ee-ull or ur-IN-ee-ul

Sentence: Duane errennially spent his weekly pay on lottery tickets.

Etymology: Err + perennial

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COMMENTS:

Trystera Ok, so it's neither of the suggested parts of speech. I like it anyway. - Trystera, 2007-06-07: 17:56:00

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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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Wow, I wish I'd thought of this one! - texmom, 2007-06-07: 12:08:00

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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)

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Decorrigible

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: DEE cor ridg ib ul

Sentence: It's not often that we get to stare into the Sun and feel good about it after, and this certainly wasn't one of those times for Darian. His decorrigibility still astounded his brother on new levels, his rIcarus feat less successful with the assistance of plexiglass eyewear.

Etymology: de + corrigible de is pretty obvious. i picked corrigable, because i think that once you've made the mistake, you can learn from it, but then you unlearn from it and commit it again, so that's how you know it's stupid even when you repeat it.

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your sentences are like riddles jadenguy - it takes me ages to figure them out - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 11:28:00

in a...good way? - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 14:57:00

definitely in a good way - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 16:44:00

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Repligress

Created by: iago150

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After the fourth slap in the face, he realized that he was just repligressing.

Etymology: Replicate + trangress

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Redodebooboo

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ree-doo-dee-boo-boo

Sentence: Like Alice in Blunderland, Bob didn't realize he was about to redodebooboo. I watched in amazment as he once again set the office toaster oven to Burnt Beyond Recognition and walk away. Eh, at least we'd get a few minutes out of the office when the fire alarms went off.

Etymology: redo the boo-boo

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as in to continually try to sing covers of Michael mcDonald songs "I keep forgetting, I can't sing this high"? - galwaywegian, 2007-06-07: 04:54:00

petaj Re doobie doobie doo. No I mean, redo doobie doobie doo, er redoobie doo doobie, um ... re ... doo, doobie boobie doo sigh! - petaj, 2007-06-07: 08:29:00

You people are merciless!! (sha-doo-bee-doo-wah...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 09:37:00

maybe the doobie redoobie explains the forgetfulness - perhaps the smoke wasn't from the office toaster - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 11:36:00

The smell would have been much better. Whatever he was cooking stunk like hell. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 11:41:00

whenever someone burns toast in our office everyone yells "group stroke" - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 11:55:00

If you yelled that in my office, you'd likely be molested! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:03:00

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Rebonerr

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ree bone air

Sentence: Pete Ayr was one absent-minded dude. Since his attention span was zip and he never paid attention to what he was doing, he programmed himself to rebonerr regularly. He always lost keys, forgot what to do and generally spent his days in a vortex of making goofy mistakes, from which he learned nothing. He was not always this way. His distraction was not due to chemical abuse, dementia or stupidity, but more plausibly due to being in love. He had met the woman of his dreams, Jill, and since then his head was in a swirl. His rebonerr was charming but at times annoying to Jill. As a result of his behaviour, she nick-named him Re-Pete Ayr. I guess that was better than being called Fatal Ayr.

Etymology: re (do again); boner (stupid, embarrassing mistake); err (to make a mistake or be incorrect) rhymes with debonair(having a sophisticated charm-NOT!)

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hooterbug -Love it! - hooterbug, 2008-07-30: 11:20:00

metrohumanx Hilarious! lovortex...been there, dumb that. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:30:00

Good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-31: 02:25:00

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Redididit

Created by: couv78

Pronunciation: Re-did-did-it (roll the d's)

Sentence: He done it one more time again. He redididit? yeah.

Etymology: from the drunkenese - to repeat foolishly

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-07: 00:01:00
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?'

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-31: 00:05:00
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy. ~ James

libertybelle libertybelle - 2011-05-11: 10:39:00
no word right now - but the drawing cracked me up again!!