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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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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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Purchiclone
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PUR-chee-klohn
Sentence: Bob ran naked from his bath when he realized that his purchicloned lotto ticket and the original - thought lost, but now being used by Roxie as a bookmark, were the only winners in the "$20m Bonanza Jackpot."
Etymology: PURCH (of purchase):to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy & CLONE: to produce a copy
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COMMENTS:
your word made me think of purchicloincloth - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 13:20:00
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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
Alzfinders
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: alls-find-erz
Sentence: Remember honey when I bought that new GPS because the other one came up missing...well I found the old one in my bike's baggage holder! Whoduthunk it? Perhaps I have Alzfinder's disease.
Etymology: Alzheimers+Finders
Turnup
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation: turn up
Sentence: Craig's second trip to the market for a rutabaga was not needed as the first did turnup. What will he do with 2 rutabagas?
Etymology: turnip; turn up
Gottwoman
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: got-two-man
Sentence: So you found it,to bad your a gottwoman now.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
slapsunagelpalupanormenclucion - looseball, 2007-10-30: 11:20:00
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Gynhologymduo
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Jyne-hole-oh-gem-do-ho
Sentence: Gynhologymduo! Pididdle has officially been replaced.
Etymology:
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
Sentence: It is always with sinister and evil irony that the spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost and because of this mysterious voodooplication I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: VOODOO - verb - from VOODOO (to act upon with magic; magical) + DUPLICATE (to make an exact copy of)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James