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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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Whiploss
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i experienced whiploss when i found a condom in my wallet
Etymology:
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
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
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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Duplidipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dew-pleh-DIP-eh-ty
Sentence: Webster beamed with the duplidipity that had come his way when he got a new pair of house slippers to replace his old 'lost' pair and then found the old ones where they'd fallen behind some boxes in his closet.
Etymology: Blend of 'serendipity' (n. the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for)and 'duplicate' (adj. being the same as another)
Quasishoproduce
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: kwaw-zee-shaw-pro-deuce
Sentence: Mr. Viola quasishoproduced the camera quick-release hat that he had lost then found shortly after returning from BestBuy.
Etymology: quasi (similar) + shop (to buy) + produce (to have)
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)
Redittoscover
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: re-dit-oh-skuhv-er
Sentence: After purchasing 20 puppies he realized that this redittoscovering was futile, he knew little Pooky was gone for good and he would never find him.
Etymology: rediscover + ditto
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James