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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.
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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
Redumbdancy
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: re-dumb-dan-cy
Sentence: Sharon just broke up with another one of those scumbag boyfriends of hers. Ya know I think she needs to address her redumbdancy issues before she goes on the wanted list of the Scumbag Association of America.
Etymology: from redundancy + dumb
Stupidtition
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: stu-pid-ti-tion
Sentence: The boys at We Tappa Kegga fraternity house practiced stupidtition when it came to partying and had the motto of "Stupid is as stupid does." They proudly boasted of being the biggest party frat on campus and were completely unconcerned that they never went to class or opened their books. Since they spent all their time killing off their brain cells with beer parties, they were the only students to leave school dumber than when they started.
Etymology: stupid: tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes + repetitition: repeating "Stupid is as stupid does" is a line from the movie Forrest Gump.
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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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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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.)
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
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!!