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DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.
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Surregain
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /sʌrɪgeɪn/
Sentence: :- "Baby, baby... Don't get mad, this is just a surregain, it always works! I know it can sound incredible, but if I didn't surregain it I would have never got you back! You would had been lost forever... I was desperate..."
Etymology: SURREGAIN. From Surrogate (One that takes the place of another; a substitute) + Regain (To recover possession of; get back again)
Missplace
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: miss plays
Sentence: When Toby's girlfriend,Rowena, disappeared, he knew he would be lonely, so he had a reason to missplace her, with Zelda. When Rowena did get back, she was shocked to find herself usurped. Who knew a 4 hour trip to the mall would have such dire consequences?
Etymology: Miss (young woman;be without) & Misplace (to lose temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place)
Serendipishitty
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had just bought a replacement for my lost love, then I found it, serendipishitty after all.
Etymology:
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Replilocate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: rep-li-lo-cate
Sentence: The only way I can find my missing things is to replilocate them. I just buy something just like them, and they come out of hiding just to mock me.
Etymology: replicate: reproduce or repeat + locate: to find
Postrihtagane
Created by: Artomun
Pronunciation: post-RIT-uh-gain
Sentence: n: I lost my new phone; it's probably a postrihtagane... v: I end up postrihtaganing everything I buy...
Etymology: Prefix 'post' meaning 'after'; 'riht' derived from Old English 'rihtan' meaning 'to replace'; 'agane' derived from Old English 'ágan' meaning 'to obtain'. Combined as 'postrihtagane' to mean 'after-replace-obtain'.
Repeek
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I repeek a lost shoe.
Etymology:
Shopstitute
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I couldn't find my cheese grater until after I'd gone to the mall for a shopstitute.
Etymology: Shop + substitute
Sparendipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Spare-en-dipp-itee
Sentence: Admiring the new treasure along side the newly found OLD treasure, Todd thanked sweet sparendipity for his good fortune.
Etymology: Spare (extra) + serendipity
Findstitute
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: f-hind-st-eee-toot!
Sentence: to easy my mind from searching obsessively for what i've lost, i'll just have to 'findstitute' my item until it pops up!
Etymology: Find(to encounter/to discover) + substitute(to replace with something that should function the same way)= 'findstitute'
Substidude
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: səbstidoōd
Sentence: It wasn*t until she acquired a substidude that Wendy*s boyfriend started paying her much attention. Neither was all that bright. What she was left with was redumbdancy.
Etymology: substitute (a person or thing acting or serving in place of another) + dude (a man; a guy)
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2010-02-24: 22:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James