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'The toast fell butter-side down.'

DEFINITION: n. The feeling you get when fate plays a stupid little trick on you, just to remind you that life isn't fair. v. To suddenly remember that you've been screwed by the powers that be.

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Karmagettin

artr

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

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Kickmet

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kikmet

Sentence: Harry believes in kismet. Unfortunately he often ends up with kickmet instead.

Etymology: kismet (fate) + kick (strike or propel forcibly with the foot)

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Humilifated

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rhymes with humiliated

Sentence: Carole was humilifated by the continuing mishaps that plagued her.

Etymology: humiliate (to cause a painful loss of dignity) + fate (destiny)

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COMMENTS:

petaj I guess that's just the way the fortunecookiecrumbles. - petaj, 2007-03-08: 02:56:00

excellent - wordmeister, 2007-03-08: 08:23:00

Nice one! - BMott, 2007-03-08: 23:49:00

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Vicioussitude

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: vish + iss + ih + tood

Sentence: The brakes on my car failed three days after the warranty expired... it's enough to give you a vicioussitude!

Etymology: vicious + (vicissitude combined with attitude)

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COMMENTS:

like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-08: 04:46:00

Thanks, person-from-Galway-or-so-I-assume. I know it doesn't *exactly* meet the definition, but as soon as it popped into my brain I knew I could not resist. - Osomatic, 2007-03-08: 04:49:00

petaj I think it's as close as may be. Makes Fortune sound like vengeful agent. - petaj, 2007-03-08: 05:50:00

I tried saying this word and sprayed slobber all over my monitor... - Alchemist, 2007-03-08: 14:43:00

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Fateism

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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Karmargarine

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kar mar jar een

Sentence: Destiny just knew when her perfect new husband's ex showed up at their wedding reception, it was not only as a guest, but as a date for him. Once again, Destiny's karmargarine was at work. Buttered toast side down on a dirty carpet...the fuzzy end of the lollipop...what's a four letter word starting with an "F"...oh yeah, FATE!

Etymology: Karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation)& Margarine (a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter)

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Murphancholy

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈmɚfənˌkɑli/

Sentence: Murphancholy is as likely to be triggered by the Peter Principle, Hofstadter's Law, Godwin's Law, or other force of irony than by Murphy's Law itself.

Etymology: From Murphy (as in Murphy's Law) + melancholy

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COMMENTS:

Nice. - wordmeister, 2007-03-08: 01:06:00

A very good combo! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-08: 04:49:00

Gotta give you credit (and a vote) for the fancypants linguistic markings in the pronunciation. - Osomatic, 2007-03-08: 05:40:00

Woo! I knew all that time fiddling with the IPA charts would pay off. - ErWenn, 2007-03-08: 17:35:00

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Failtalism

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: fail tall ism

Sentence: Mary was hit by a feeling of failtalism when she realized that yet again she was not going to be Cinderella at the ball.

Etymology: from fail and faitalism

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Disstiny

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: diss-ten-ny

Sentence: The dissteney sank into her stomach as she managed to stub her toe while reaching for the china, which now lay on the tile floor in a thousands bitter sharp shards.

Etymology: from diss + destiny

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Karmad

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kar mad

Sentence: Yes Wendy Murphy was upset. It happened again. It was another example of the karmad she had felt lately. Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong...Murphy's Law indeed. And now again her breakfast was ruined. The bread had fallen and landed butter-side down...on her not so clean floor. It probably was because she never learned. Don't butter the bread before you put it in the toaster. It never just pops up, it always goes flying when it is done!

Etymology: Karma (the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny;fate;kismet) & Mad (very foolish;affected with madness or insanity)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-08: 12:11:01
Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313.
Thank you paintergrl1313! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-25: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313. Thank you paintergrl1313. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-25: 08:47:00
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