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DEFINITION: v. To fret and worry after the accidental trashing of an important document, file or friend. n. The state of anxiety caused by an accidental deletion.
Verboticisms
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Frayhem
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: fray/hem
Sentence: Frayhem ensued at the dry cleaners when the Armani suit got caught in the shredder.
Etymology: fray + mayhem + hem
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COMMENTS:
It's always nice to see something a little bit different! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 21:19:00
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Docuotomy
Created by: jaehawk
Pronunciation: doc-u-ot-o-me
Sentence: When Donna mistakenly shredded Keith's term paper, she committed an accidental docuotomy.
Etymology: Docu- n(1950): report paper. otomy v[L,fr.Gk to remove]
Destrue
Created by: calculon
Pronunciation: 'dest-ROO
Sentence: Phillipa destrued her gift receipt, upon noticing that her newly-purchased pom-pom tuque clashed with her leather jacket, her stiletto-heels, and her carefully-constructed self-image as a no-nonsense corporate attorney.
Etymology: From "Destroy" or "Destruction", it's sad but it's true, and "Rue" - to regret, or wish to undo.
Shredderfretter
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shredərfretər
Sentence: It happened to him once. Fred shredded an important document. From that point forward Fred was a shredderfretter. He was afraid to shred anything for the fear that it could happen again. His office was so full of paper that his coworkers didn't know if he was in there or not.
Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + fretter (someone who is constantly or visibly worried or anxious)
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COMMENTS:
Another nice one that rolls off the tongue and plops on the floor. :) - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-30: 04:33:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-12-30: 23:35:00
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Freakzure
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: freek-zhure
Sentence: I had a bad case of freakzure when I accidentally deleted that 20 page paper about nothing.
Etymology: freakout + seizure
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COMMENTS:
Unique choice of words to blend. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:18:00
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Deletearious
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: del-eh-TEER-eyuss
Sentence: Margot was deletearious when she realized she had shredded some old love letters by mistake, she cried for hours and was absolutely beside herself.
Etymology: Blend of delete and tear (fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp. grief)....a play on the word 'deleterious' (Having a harmful effect; injurious)
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COMMENTS:
Great Create. Tear's other meaning tear as in tear to shreds makes this a double meaningful create. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:37:00
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Lacrimolish
Created by: kashman
Pronunciation: lacr-e-molish
Sentence: After finding that his girlfriend is cheating on him, Adam shredded all her letters and pictures, but suffered from lacrimolish pangs later on.
Etymology: Lacrimal (relating to tears of sorrow) + Demolish (raze; strip to pieces)
Deletearious
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: del-eh-TEER-eyuss
Sentence: Shannon was deletearious when she realized she had shredded some old love letters by mistake, she cried for hours and was absolutely beside herself.
Etymology: Blend of 'delete' (to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing) and 'tear' (fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp. grief)....a play on the word 'deleterious' (Having a harmful effect; injurious)
Inadvertentectomyangst
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in ad vert ent ekt omee angst
Sentence: Although it bothered her a lot, Hilary Hack had no choice but to do it. Her Hockey Star cheating boyfriend, Randy Gote had been caught with his pants down, again. She had warned him of the consequences the last time, but apparently he did not take her seriously. When she had caught him, she revved up the old Black & Decker in a fit of jealous rage and told him afterwords that the only Hockey Team he could try out for now was the Castor Raiders. Still, she was overcome with a feeling of inadvertentectomyangst...because his days of body-checking and stick-handling were over.
Etymology: Inadvertent (accidental;by chance) & -ectomy (suffix for surgical removal/incision of something to eliminate it) & Angst (an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety)
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COMMENTS:
....aaaaggghhhhh..... I wanted to use "ectomy"! :-) - XMbIPb, 2010-05-14: 10:33:00
after listening to the word for 3 minutes straight, it surely does sound like "in every tent tom yanks". sublime messages you are delivering? - freiflug, 2010-05-14: 13:18:00
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Enshredful
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: en-shred-ful
Sentence: Joanna's enshredful moment only brought harsh memories of her overdue Cola presentation.
Etymology: shred, full, en(prefix)
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COMMENTS:
Interesting etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James