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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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Mispeat
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: Miss pete
Sentence: He mispeat the misspelled word.
Etymology: mis - wrong peat - tail end of repeat
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
Etymology: neurotic + error
Stupeatussing
Created by: Brodobaggins
Pronunciation: stew-peat-us-ing
Sentence: "i wish he would cease stupeatussing and get some work done
Etymology:
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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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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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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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
Misfudgement
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: mis/fudj/ment
Sentence: Not willing to admit that he kept making the same mistake over and over again, Joel once again convinced himself that his decision to have that midnight latte the night before his 6 a.m. presentation was nothing more than a misfudgement...something a 5 a.m. latte could cure.
Etymology: Derived from misjudgement. Fudge: Slang/nice way of saying...yes...the "f" word. :)
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)
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!!