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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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Reflub

Created by: mweinfeld

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Neuerrotic

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik

Sentence: He was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic.

Etymology: neurotic + error

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COMMENTS:

petaj Is that the opposite of erotic? Someone who makes mistakes over and over would hardly be a turn on. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 08:21:00

...unless the mistake involved alcohol and leaving really really early before you woke up. Or so my friend says. - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 09:05:00

Your friend is AKA a "fleesel". - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:10:00

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Compulserror

Created by: kietra

Pronunciation: com-PULS-e-ROR

Sentence: He could stop compulserroring!

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Sorry! I didn't know everyone else's was so long... now I feel incompetent. :( - kietra, 2007-06-07: 09:51:00

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Dumblicate

Created by: jetty1

Pronunciation: Dumb-li-cate

Sentence: Sarah knew that Mary was going to dumblicate last nights' events. So she was prepared and called a taxi.

Etymology: So dumb that you duplicate your mistake.

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Goofligate

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: GOO-fli-geyt or git

Sentence: Bob, whose mistakes at first seemed like harmless nonsense, repeated them so frequently, that, in the end, through his goofligates and goofligating he lost all his friends.

Etymology: GOOF: a mistake or blunder; a stupid person & OFLIGATE (of profligate): unrestrained by convention, reckless, dissolute, self-abandoned.

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Recerring

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ree kehrring

Sentence: these hangovers were a recerring problem

Etymology: recurring erring

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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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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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metrohumanx GAFFEDAGAIN- nice cadence. Nigel O'Gaffedagain....wasn't he IRA? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:22:00

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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:

metrohumanx Quite jolly! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:23:00

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Gafflexes

hyperborean

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.)

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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!!