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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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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.
Dohpeat
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊˌpit/
Sentence: I knew that I was inclined to miss the freeway exit to our new house, so I made a big point of staying focused so that I wouldn't dohpeat this time. Unfortunately, my resolve led me into a false sense of security, and it wasn't until I turned on the street where we used to live that I realized it had happened again.
Etymology: From doh + repeat
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COMMENTS:
I know a dope Pete! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-07: 12:25:00
I should've known you'd already come up with a better "Doh" based word! - Osomatic, 2007-06-07: 13:37:00
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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!
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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COMMENTS:
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
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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Errennial
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: air-IN-ee-ull or ur-IN-ee-ul
Sentence: Duane errennially spent his weekly pay on lottery tickets.
Etymology: Err + perennial
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COMMENTS:
Ok, so it's neither of the suggested parts of speech. I like it anyway. - Trystera, 2007-06-07: 17:56:00
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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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Obooboosessive
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)
Redundergoof
Created by: gdread
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Alice trails the handsome, tattooed stranger, blithely ignoring her unfortunate tendency toward romantic redundergoofs.
Etymology: redundant + goof (both in the sense of "error" and the slang epithet for "stupid person")
Rebotchulate
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ree Botch u Late
Sentence: "One of my new year resoulutions for 2010 is to try not to rebotchulate this year, time to move on and succeed"
Etymology: recapitulate - To repeat in concise form botch - mistake
Blunderasunder
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blun der as sunder
Sentence: Folly Walnuts was one of the more minor members of the "The Crew". Although his heart and loyalty were in the right places, his brain & judgement had always been away on vacation. When the Mob Boss ordered Folly to off the Secretary of State for his views on organized crime, Folly as per usual misread his instruictions and instead whacked a secretary oft late, which was Miss Tardy A. Lot, who happened to work for Homeland Security. Not only was it a blunderasunder on Folly's part, but he is now enjoying the sunshine and exercise of a Cuban vacation in Gitmo...permanently!
Etymology: Blunder (error;mistake;an embarrassing mistake; make one's way clumsily or blindly; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake) & Asunder (all over the place; into bits & pieces; everywhere)
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!!