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DEFINITION: v. To do something decisive and then immediately start to have doubts, wondering if you did the right thing. n. Second thoughts, or second guesses, about a decision or an action you have made but cannot change.
Verboticisms
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Missimprudent
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: miss-im-pru-dent
Sentence: Eleanor wondered if she may have been a bit missimprudent as she noticed that her new kitchen carpet was the same color as the cockroaches.
Etymology: miss: 1) a young lady miss: 2) blunder, mistake imprudent: unwise, lacking in discretion
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COMMENTS:
Oustanding eponym! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:51:00
As in Miss Imprudent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:57:00
Really good! - splendiction, 2009-03-31: 21:36:00
Good! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:40:00
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Permagret
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: perm-ma-greht
Sentence: No sooner had the tattoo artist finished inking the large portrait of Michael Bolton onto Bruce's chest, when the permagret had set in. He hadn't considered that his career as an underwear model may be compromised.
Etymology: permanent + regret
Vacillean
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: va-sill-een
Sentence: Sometimes vacilleaning between Either/Or can only be cured by the unction of Both/And.
Etymology: Blending VACILLATE, meaning to waver, be hesitant + LEAN, meaning to bend, trust in, incline. Playing on VASELINE, an oil-based lubricant
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COMMENTS:
Slick creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:45:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:05:00
enjoyed your word! - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:05:00
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Insecticidekick
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: in/sek/ti/side/kik
Sentence: Insecticidekick occured when Bobby searched the house in vain for his pet cricket only to find him on the bottom of his shoe.
Etymology: insecticide + kick
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COMMENTS:
DAMNED clever! I wish it'd come in before i'd voted! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:46:00
Ditto, metro...great word and sad story, bookowl! - Nosila, 2009-04-03: 23:31:00
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Pregret
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēgret
Sentence: Tim’s mom is a guilt trip travel agent. If there is one emotion she taught him, it is shame. As an adult, Tim can not only feel bad after making a hard decision, he can experience pregret and premorse long before he takes action. The one thing he feels good about is putting mom’s favorite phrase on her headstone, ”Don’t mind me, I’m just your mother”.
Etymology: pre (before) + regret (a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done)
Regrecision
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: REE-greh-ci-zhun
Sentence: Alice suffered so acutely from regrcision that she never left home for fear of making a choice she might later regret.
Etymology: Derived from "regret", "regress", and "decision".
Deferredlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment
Sentence: Sally Ann had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Mevyn on the grounds of incompatibility when she experienced a major bout of deferredlament, realizing she had been hasty in her assessments, forgetting that life is always a matter of making adjustments.
Etymology: Blend of 'deferred' (postponed or delayed) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)
Deferredlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment
Sentence: Mary Lou had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Meryl on the grounds of incompatibility when she experienced a major bout of deferredlament, realizing she had been hasty in her assessments, forgetting that life is always a matter of making adjustments.
Etymology: Blend of 'deferred' (postponed or delayed) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)
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COMMENTS:
Defurredlament must be when you decide not to keep the doggy that followed you home! Good Word! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:11:00
very good word - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
The word sounds good to say. Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:49:00
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Refret
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ri-fret
Sentence: Joan is not one to make big decisions easily. She takes her time collecting data and sorting through options. Her biggest problem is that when she does something definitive she immediately begins to refret her action.
Etymology: regret (to feel sorrow or remorse for an act, fault, disappointment, etc. + fret (to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James