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DEFINITION: interj. A word, or sound, used to express disappointment when you realize you've made a really stupid mistake. v. To moan and groan about how stupid you are.
Verboticisms
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Phit
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: fit (must be said sharply and with much aggravation)
Sentence: OH PHIT! is believed to be the phrase that escaped joe-from-blues-clues' mouth when he realized he was actually a grown man and not a four year old half dog-man.
Etymology: from shit + fit
Oydemi
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: oy-deh-MEE
Sentence: "Oydemi," sighed Alex, "I can't believe that I paid rent for the wrong month."
Etymology: Yiddish "oy" + Spanish "ay de mi" (oh my). I say this a lot.
Farg
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: FARG
Sentence: Farg! cut my self again! Should never try to shave with a farging hangover!
Etymology: farg - aborigine term for not bringing enough water on a long hike.
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COMMENTS:
fearg (pronounced farg) is Irish for rage. (but of course you knew that) - galwaywegian, 2007-05-22: 04:44:00
nope. now I learned something today! :-) - Alchemist, 2007-05-22: 06:05:00
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Cusserance
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: cuss-er-ance
Sentence: A cusserance will come to mind when a stupid mistake is found, but it must never be expressed when grandchildren are around. Although they love their grandma so and overlook her failures, it's best that they should never know she cusses like a sailor.
Etymology: cuss: to use an expletive or curse word + utterance: vocal expression or articulation
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2009-12-07: 21:07:00
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Selfdivprecate
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: sell-f-div-pre-kate
Sentence: I always selfdivprecate when I've been sat waiting for the laptop to start up but then realise I've forgotten to press the button first.
Etymology: Self- myself, of the self. Divvy- slang for a stupid person. Wordplay on self-deprecate
Holybarrycrockerbatman
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: holy-barry-crocker-batman
Sentence: "holybarrycrockerbatman" said Robin, when he realized he'd made it this far into the season without any powers of his own.
Etymology: holy .... batman (catchphrase of TV's famous interjector, Robin) + Barry Crocker (Aust. and NZ. rhyming slang for a blunder -- as in "he's having a shocker today", "he's having a barry crocker today" or even just "he's having a barry today"
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COMMENTS:
BTW, Barry Crocker is a real Australian -- http://www.barrycrocker.net/ - petaj, 2007-05-22: 08:51:00
that's grouse - cohenarie, 2007-05-22: 10:18:00
is Barry married to Betty Crocker - she could make it all better (batter) with a cake - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-22: 12:15:00
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Curseall
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: kers/awl
Sentence: Inappropriate language is the ultimate curseall
Etymology: curse + cureall
Ixzucdosj
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: /iks - zuc - doz - jjjjraaaaaa/
Sentence: "Majimbo! Why didn't I kill you when I had the chance? Ixzucdosj! Now you killed Vegetta, Trunks, Gohan, Piccolo and Krillin and all the other tards that existed! I'll kill you! Super Sayan!" And Goku died a horrible death when his hair stood on one end and lost its color & died a sudden death of prostate cancer.
Etymology: Just one of the random words you get when you type in frustration. Among other words involved in this series is: ijhefib, jsdhfjxcv, and the infamous sodihgvnwoei. Apparently, this word has a resemblance to "exact dosage" and may signify nothing at all.
Dohp
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: do ope
Sentence: After Selena had accidentally e-mailed everyone on her mailing list about how she really felt about her co-workers and boss, she tried not to dohp all day. It was bad enough putting her thoughts on paper, but circulating them at work was career suicide.
Etymology: Doh (Homer Simpson's expression when he realizes he has done something stupid) & Dope (an ignorant or foolish person;stupidity)
Blixit
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: b-lick-s-it
Sentence: Just one more drop of glue and it is done. Perfect... wait.. did I just glue this upsidedown? Blixit! I am going to have to start over to fix this.
Etymology: Starting with 'B' for 'bad'...blix rhymes with fix.. 'it' because many interjections have 'it' added on to the end.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. For everyone interested in the parts of speech, this is our first definition which is specifically defined as an interjection. But feel free to create a noun, a verb, or even an adjective, if that's what sparks your fancy. Thank you ohwtepph! ~ James
Jabberwocky Wins! Read about it and all the wild words from last week in Verbotoweek .
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph. ~ James