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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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Arrbeeaye
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: R-B-I
Sentence: Eee by gum, ar Donny's a dolt. Thar ee sits sticking bandaids on his hairy knees. Ee knows it's gonna sting like blazes when he pulls em off, but he keeps on doin it. ee must ave arrbeeaye.
Etymology: RSI (repetitive strain injury) + B is for brain
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COMMENTS:
forgot to weave in "repetitive brain injury", but I'm sure verbotomists are too clever to have arrbeeaye and would have figured it out anyway. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 03:32:00
I somehow assumed the etymology would include something about overeating Arby's and paying for it later. God knows it's impossible not to. - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 09:11:00
This evokes images of Long John Silver - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 13:37:00
I'm afraid it's baseball season and I only saw "runs batted in". - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-07: 15:18:00
Never heard of Arby's. Sounds like some undesirable franchise we don't need in Australia. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 22:28:00
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Dejadum
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: day-zsha-dum
Sentence: It's dumb to hammer your thumb but when you do it again and again, it's dejadum.
Etymology: déjàvu + dumb
Sturepitity
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: stoo.re.pi.ti.tee
Sentence: I can't believe this guy. This is the seventh ticket he got this month for parking his car in the fountain in front of the town hall. He says he very much likes the fact that it is so clean afterwards
Etymology: stupidity+repetitive
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
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)
Dejavupid
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: day-ja-VOO-pid
Sentence: Why, oh why, did she ignore her gut, yet again, and agree to go out with this wanker? Was she completely dejavupid?!?
Etymology: deja vu + stupid
Repligress
Created by: iago150
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the fourth slap in the face, he realized that he was just repligressing.
Etymology: Replicate + trangress
Gaffedagain
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Gaf-da-gayn
Sentence: Nigel always fell for money- grabbing airheads, even though his friends had warned him time and again he just couldn't help himself. This time he had really gaffedagain as his latest girl had talked him into buying a very expensive, and very large diamond engagement ring even though, unknown to him she was already engaged to someone else.
Etymology: Gaffe(an embarrassing blunder) + Again(once more) = Gaffedagain
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COMMENTS:
GAFFEDAGAIN- nice cadence.
Nigel O'Gaffedagain....wasn't he IRA? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:22:00
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Regiterate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: re-git-err-ayt
Sentence: those damn infomercials with their flashy steak knives and their tempting V-slicers....i try to stay strong but i always end up regiterating.
Etymology: reiterate, git
Dumbasstrophy
Created by: s6guy72
Pronunciation: dum-bass-tro-fe
Sentence: Johnny had a dumbasstrophy when he got crabs from the same girl twice.
Etymology: dumbass- english for dumbass, and trophy from catastrophy for a bad event.
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COMMENTS:
Hee...that was a little "nasterous" but still funny AND great word! - lumina, 2008-07-30: 16:55:00
If you get caught by the crabs twice, you deserve to die. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:19:00
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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!!