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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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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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Blunderlust

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: blun der lust

Sentence: After one beer, Joey was programmed for blunderlust...he'd make the mistake of ordering one after another until he'd found yonderlust. His errors were costly, causing him squanderlust. And the next day he felt wonderlust at why his head pounded like thunderlust.

Etymology: Blunder (error, mistake) & Wanderlust (strong or irrestible impulse or urge)

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Redumb

Created by: Borogove

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Cockupation

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: cock-you-pay-shun

Sentence: Ted's main cockupation is phoning his ex girlfriend when he's drunk. But he also has a few sidelines like locking himself out of his house and eating stupidly hot curries when he's on the last few sheets of loo roll.

Etymology: A play on 'occupation'. Cock up + occupation = cockupation. Cock/cock up - a mistake/to make an error. Occupation - an activity or vocation.

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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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Dohbletake

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: doh! + bull + take

Sentence: She flung a plate at him which shattered, but it missed so she was angry enough for a dohbletake and threw another.

Etymology: Doh!

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Idiomitake

Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: ih-dee-aw-m-ih-tay-k

Sentence: Wayne asked himself "Why do I keep doing these things?" right before he made yet another idiomitake by walking into the polished glass door.

Etymology: idiotic+mistake

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Repetocognosco

Created by: happyhippy

Pronunciation: rep/eeto/cog/noss/co

Sentence: harry finnished his drink and new it was a mistake.he examined the mistake he had just made and as a result of his 1st mistake. he continued to repeat the same mistake

Etymology: the repeto ,comes from the word repeat, as he repeats his mistake. the cognosco it latin for examin, as he examins the mistake and realises it is stupid but continues to repeat it anyway

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COMMENTS:

i no its confusing, 4 give me - happyhippy, 2008-08-02: 06:13:00

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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

metrohumanx If you get caught by the crabs twice, you deserve to die. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:19:00

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Remistake

eurythmech

Created by: eurythmech

Pronunciation: re-mis-take

Sentence: That morning started like so many other mornings, with Charlie remistakingly incinerating his breakfast toast.

Etymology: Rather self explainatory :)

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COMMENTS:

celan1 The sentence sells it. Elegant simplicity. - celan1, 2007-06-07: 19:52:00

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Comments:

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!!