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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.
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Remorris
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree mor ris
Sentence: When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code.
Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)
Groundrues
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: ground - roos
Sentence: Heidi ran the accounting firm's chop shop. You had to be very nice to her, or she would use her shredder's axes, on more than the big cheeses' official litter! If you upset her, she'd zoom into your office, and run off with your account books, then feed them to her cutting-edge machinery! She'd deliver the groundrues to them, turning the once cocky accountants into cowering little groundruesters, as the IRS swooped down on them.
Etymology: Ground - past tense of grind, an action that chops things into small bits. Rue: to regret.
Shreddedwhat
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: shred-ded-WAT
Sentence: Marvin, in his obsession to protect himself from identity fraud, commited a major shreddedWHAT when he realized his marriage liscense was in his pile of bank statements to be shredded. His wife gave the typical response to him when she exclaimed, "You shredded WHAT!?!"
Etymology: play on shredded wheat: cereal + exclamation WHAT!!
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COMMENTS:
Cute! - ErWenn, 2008-03-05: 09:35:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 10:55:00
Serial shredders eliciting cries of shreddedwhat! Great pun = Great fun! This is a wonderful won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:51:00
Great! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-05: 19:35:00
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Regrete
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: re/greet'/
Sentence: The realization that the wind had somehow blown her soon-to-be-ex-husband's tax documents out of the lockbox in the attic, down two flights of stairs, around the corner, into the office and right into the shredder filled her heart with awe. The fact that this should happen just as she was pressing the "shred" button, almost filled her heart with regrete.
Etymology: regret + delete
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COMMENTS:
Filled with regrete as she re-greets her ex! Nice use of exaggeration and irony! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:24:00
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Eliminanxious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: iliməang(k)shəs
Sentence: Every time Trish sits down at her computer she fears that she will accidentally delete an important document that she can hardly do any work. She is so eliminanxious that she has a attaché full of thumb drives and CDs with back-ups of her data and stacks documents she has printed ”just in case”.
Etymology: elimination (completely remove or get rid of something) + anxious (experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness)
Oblitabummer
Created by: gelsomina17
Pronunciation: oh-bli-tuh-bummer
Sentence: Marion had a bad case of oblitabummer after she deleted the guest list for her 21st birthday party.
Etymology: obliterate + bummer
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COMMENTS:
Viva La Strada! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:02:00
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Annihipression
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /an-i-hi-pre-shen/
Sentence: As the first fat flies began to buzz around the bloody body and brain chunks, Dorothy dimly wondered if dismembering Scarecrow with a chainsaw was really a good idea. “Well, he shouldn’t have finished his sentences with prepositions,” she thought to herself and felt a bit better. By the time her little car crossed into Kansas, the ANNIHIPRESSION she felt almost completely lifted and she was looking forward to seeing Mom and Dad again.
Etymology: ANNIHILATION – (fr. Old Fr.) complete destruction, to reduce to nothing; DEPRESSION - a psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal tendencie
Delebiejeebies
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/lee/jee/beez
Sentence: With one keystroke, Jenny realized that she had eliminated four hours work and a most important document. She was overtaken by the delebiejeebies characterized by uncontrollable shaking and sweating.
Etymology: dele (to delete)+ heebie-jeebies (a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain)
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COMMENTS:
Rhyming syllables , great choice of words, fun blending, not only is the meaning evident, but the feeling it brings! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:14:00
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Trashedy
Created by: marcogp6
Pronunciation: Noun
Sentence: The barrage of facebook photos of his ex with her new boyfriend, reminded the man of his worst trashedy.
Etymology:
Deletumtremens
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dee-lee-tum-TREM-ens
Sentence: After Bob had accidentally destroyed the corporate memory of the multi-national organization he worked for, he was diagnosed as suffering from the DTs: that is: the deletumtremens.
Etymology: DELETE & PLAY on DELIRIUM TREMENS: violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquor. TREMENS: (Lt) To tremble.
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COMMENTS:
Tongue twister of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:30:00
Nice construct. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:10:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-31: 09:39:00
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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