Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kärməgetin

Sentence: Harry seems to be surprised every time fate slaps him in the face. He refuses to change his behaviors so he keeps karmagettin the same results. Somehow this only makes him more determined to continue on the same course. Such is the life of a bulldog.

Etymology: karma (destiny or fate, following as effect from cause) + gettin (come to have or hold something; receive) a plat on Armageddon - the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgment

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COMMENTS:

Karmandgettit! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:32:00

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: MEH-tuh-goh-jee

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Etymology: meta- ("beyond") + [peda]gogy ("the study of teaching")

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Fay-ta-tricked

Sentence: Feleeny Meania was always finding herself faytatricked somehow. She begain to question herself. Had she been so mean to others that she was now being repaid by the tricks that fate was playing on her?

Etymology: Fayta: Taken in part of the word fate-Destiny, an inevitable course of events Tricked: A mischievous action; a prank

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Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: stink-uhn-dip-i-tuhs

Sentence: The toast incident was just another in a never ending chain of stinkendipitous occurences.

Etymology: stink + serendipitous

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: shlep-rokd

Sentence: After waking up late, tripping over the dog, burning her toast, getting a flat tire, spilling hot coffee in her lap, and being fired for being late to work, Amy was feeling quite schleprocked and decided to go back to bed. At noon.

Etymology: Schleprock - if you know who Schleprock is, you'll get it.

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COMMENTS:

I'm a big Flintstone fan. Good one! - toadstool57, 2007-03-08: 07:42:00

YABBA-DABBA-...(you know) - Alchemist, 2007-03-08: 14:42:00

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Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: ri'po'lin'der

Sentence: I was completely repolindered at the sight of the mess, causing a dramatic outbreak

Etymology: repo as in reposession of sanity + 'inder as in reminder

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Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: ai-ro-faet

Sentence: He tried his best but fall a pray to irofate

Etymology: irony of fate ...

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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: mør-fy-dent

Sentence: And just as he raced in to the finish-line ahead of the other's, he had a horrible murphydent; a flock of seagulls attacked his car and made him spin.

Etymology: Murphy's Law - everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Accident - unintended error.

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COMMENTS:

Isee now that I read the definition a little wrong... Oh well, a slight murphydent. - allwise, 2007-03-08: 02:05:00

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Created by: bobditty

Pronunciation: fate ism

Sentence: Due to fateism, bob had seven years of bad luck because he broke a mirror

Etymology: fate- destiny ism- randomness

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: fae stray tion

Sentence: There was an overall sense of fatestration at the annual singles Valentine's Day dance when no women showed.

Etymology: fate frustration

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