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'I guess I'll have one more...'

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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Redumb

Created by: Borogove

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Redumbdant

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: re-dum-dent

Sentence: I know that eating an entire bag of salt and vinegar chips is going to leave me with a belly ache and a stinging mouth as it's done every other time, but I just can't help being redumbdant.

Etymology: redundant + dumb. Also - i love love the drawing - made me lololol

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Arrbeeaye

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: R-B-I

Sentence: Eee by gum, ar Donny's a dolt. Thar ee sits sticking bandaids on his hairy knees. Ee knows it's gonna sting like blazes when he pulls em off, but he keeps on doin it. ee must ave arrbeeaye.

Etymology: RSI (repetitive strain injury) + B is for brain

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COMMENTS:

petaj forgot to weave in "repetitive brain injury", but I'm sure verbotomists are too clever to have arrbeeaye and would have figured it out anyway. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 03:32:00

I somehow assumed the etymology would include something about overeating Arby's and paying for it later. God knows it's impossible not to. - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 09:11:00

This evokes images of Long John Silver - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-07: 13:37:00

I'm afraid it's baseball season and I only saw "runs batted in". - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-07: 15:18:00

petaj Never heard of Arby's. Sounds like some undesirable franchise we don't need in Australia. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 22:28:00

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

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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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Blooperdupe

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: blu/pur/doop

Sentence: owing to her predisposition to blooperdupe, she had a standing order for large bottles of white out

Etymology: blooper + dupe (repeat)

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petaj I really hate it when I keep making mistakes with the white out and covering up perfectly good text. Is that oopsablooperdupe? - petaj, 2007-06-07: 08:23:00

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Airheadism

SteveMB1959

Created by: SteveMB1959

Pronunciation: Air-Head-ism

Sentence: John is showing signs of 'Airheadism' again!

Etymology: The word shows the mistake of repeated errors

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COMMENTS:

SteveMB1959 An 'empty head', capable of repeated mistakes - SteveMB1959, 2011-05-15: 07:33:00

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Obooboosessive

artr

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)

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Sturepitity

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: stoo.re.pi.ti.tee

Sentence: I can't believe this guy. This is the seventh ticket he got this month for parking his car in the fountain in front of the town hall. He says he very much likes the fact that it is so clean afterwards

Etymology: stupidity+repetitive

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Regiterate

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: re-git-err-ayt

Sentence: those damn infomercials with their flashy steak knives and their tempting V-slicers....i try to stay strong but i always end up regiterating.

Etymology: reiterate, git

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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!!