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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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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. :)
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
Neuerrotic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik
Sentence: Joe was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic.
Etymology: NEUERROTIC - noun - from NEUROTIC (a person prone to anxiety and excessive repetitiveness)+ ERROR
Stupeatussing
Created by: Brodobaggins
Pronunciation: stew-peat-us-ing
Sentence: "i wish he would cease stupeatussing and get some work done
Etymology:
Frodulerg
Created by: hatman003
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Henry! thats the third time you didn't lock the airplane door are you just making a frodulerg?
Etymology:
Errororor
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: ehr-or-or-or
Sentence: Candice was a compulsive shopaholic. As she applied for yet another credit card, she wondered if she would ever recover from the errororor of her ways...
Etymology: error that does not end...
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)
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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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!!