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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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Recidiotism
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: re-sid-ee-ot-ism
Sentence: The first two times he tried to eat the wax fruit on her dining room table, she thought it was quirky ... but after that she started to suspect it was recidiotism.
Etymology: RECID and ISM from RECIDIVISM (repeated or habitual relapse)with IDIOT inserted in the middle
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 14:26:00
Wish I could give you both of my votes. - Clayton, 2007-06-07: 18:17:00
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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)
Snafubar
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sna foo bar
Sentence: The fact that Jim was almost broke again, late for supper again, his bile duct was doing the Liverdance again and his wife was waiting to kill him when he got home again, did not prevent him from doing the snafubar thing of ordering another one for the road.
Etymology: Blend of 2 American WW 11 military slang acronyms:SNAFU (Situation Normal, All F***ed or Fouled Up and FUBAR (F***ed or Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair)
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)
Repetiblunder
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: reh - PET - uh - blun - der
Sentence: Basil was pretty dense and seemed to miss the fact that once he made a mistake he was under no obligation to repetiblunder and repeat it over and over.
Etymology: Blend of repetitive or repetitious and blunder.
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COMMENTS:
Quite jolly! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:23:00
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Recerring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree kehrring
Sentence: these hangovers were a recerring problem
Etymology: recurring erring
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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COMMENTS:
-Love it! - hooterbug, 2008-07-30: 11:20:00
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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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
Gafflexes
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: ga' flex iz
Sentence: The doctor said his gafflexes were in perfect condition: he always repeated the same mistake at least twice.
Etymology: Gafflexes n. pl. (gaffe: mistake) + (reflexes: the body's automatic responses to stimulus.)
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!!