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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.
Verboticisms
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Pairendipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pare-en-dipp-uh-tee
Sentence: Feeling relief at finding his comfortable old coat he thought had been lost forever, Randal counted his blessings at the pairendipity of now having a brand new coat along with the old, comfortable one.
Etymology: Blend of pair and 'serendipity' (good fortune; luck)
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COMMENTS:
great word and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 09:13:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:18:00
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Duplocate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dyoop-loh-cayt
Sentence: as soon as i returned from the store i duplocated my ipod
Etymology: duplicate, dupe, locate
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COMMENTS:
That's hard to beat - petaj, 2007-10-29: 04:33:00
Ditto! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-29: 20:07:00
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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'.
Lurp
Created by: Justpeachyy
Pronunciation: l er p
Sentence: My universal remote is one LURP that just really irks me.
Etymology: L Lost* U unless* R replacement* is P purchased
Karmagotcha
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: kar-muh-gah-chuh
Sentence: Their boss was so nasty and mean to everyone in the office that they were gleeful when he came back from lunch with a new iPhone, just as Lost & Found made a karmagotcha call to tell him they'd found the one he'd lost.
Etymology: karma (fate; destiny resulting from one's actions) + gotcha (caught you)
Replocated
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: Rep-loh-keyt-ed
Sentence: I replocated my old chess set, in the closet under the stairs, after I bought a new one.
Etymology: Replace: Origin 1585–95; RE- + PLACE Located: Latin locāre
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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Restituition
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: res/ti/tu/i/shun
Sentence: After getting a third and final notice that her tuition, which she was sure she'd paid, was due she sent off another cheque only to learn that it had been cashed twice - what restituition
Etymology: restitution + tuition
Postespialoss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: post es pi aloss
Sentence: Johnny was assaulted by a postespialoss and when his wife (didn't he knock her out, haul her to nowhere and put her in a locked chest six feet under the ground?) found him proposing to another woman.
Etymology: Post (after) & espial (taking notice of something) & loss (act or instance of losing)
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COMMENTS:
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 13:18:00
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Voodooplicate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: voo/doo/pli/keyt
Sentence: The evil spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost and once again because of this mysterious voodooplication I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: voodoo + duplicate
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James