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DEFINITION: The feeling you get when fate plays a stupid little trick on you, just to remind you that life isn't fair.

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Murphish

Created by: ConnyWesth

Pronunciation: Murfish

Sentence: Murphys law (everything that can be screwed up, really does) + ish (feeling)

Etymology:

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Murphious could also be a good word for this. - ConnyWesth, 2007-09-09: 10:12:00

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Surprisapointment

Created by: haldean

Pronunciation: sur-PRY-za-POYNT-ment

Sentence: What's wrong? Oh just another surprisapointment. Everything was going perfectly, until my two girlfriends met each other.

Etymology: Suprise + Disappointment

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Resistentialism

Created by: Syzygy

Pronunciation: Resi-stent-ialism

Sentence: Resistentialism is a theory in which inanimate objects display hostile desires towards human beings

Etymology: Resist and Existentialism

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Cwapaigwump

Created by: RachelPhillipson2007

Pronunciation: Cwapaigwump

Sentence: I fell on my arse the other day and it reminded me life is so shit.

Etymology: Cwapai [feeling crap], Gwump [getting in a grumpy mood, feeling worthless]

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that is cool! - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00

well its fucking mine lol - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00

i no blah - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:57:00

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Funkiny

Created by: doctathunder

Pronunciation: FUN-ki-ny

Sentence: We drove a hundred miles before we found that the ultimate funkiny had occured; the amusement park had shut down due to a massive termite infestation

Etymology: funk + destiny

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Vexistentiality

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Veks-ee-sten-shee-AL-a-tee

Sentence: When Bob's life momentarily turned from "joie de vivre" to "jolt de vivre," his vexistentiality reminded him of life's vicissitudes.

Etymology: Vex-to cause one to feel annoyed, dissatisfied or irritated, etc. Existential-pertaining to existence -ity-expressing state or condition.

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I kant help but camuserate with Bob's predicament. It hesse to be the sartre of thing that happens when you let your kierkegaard down. - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 10:32:00

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Moironic

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: Moi -ron - ic

Sentence: Jody was thrilled when she discovered the beautiful antique cabinet at a yard sale for only $2. She spent the entire drive home planning how she would arrange her Hummel figurines in it. It was overwhelmingly moironic that when she arrived home, she found that her house had burned to the ground. All that was left of her extensive collection was a melted puddle of kitch.

Etymology: Moira ( Fate in Greek and Roman mythology, any of three goddesses who determined human destinies, and in particular the span of a person's life and his allotment of misery and suffering) + ironic

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great story - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 12:33:00

That is a brilliant story, but I'm afraid I can't vote for this, because you used the word "ironic" incorrectly (thank you Alanis Morisette). - Pseudonym, 2007-09-08: 05:08:00

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Inimistation

Created by: Hyperion

Pronunciation: In-im-ist-a-tion. I'm not very experienced with pronunciation guides, but I hope that helps...

Sentence: She felt utter despair at the inimistation that Destiny has dealt her today.. When would this day end?

Etymology: An amalgamation of the Latin word for unfair and the Greek word for fate, in the a vague sort of way. It is also related to inimical, with station referring to a place in life. The description continues in the Comments section of this Verboticism.

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I hope this qualifies... The spelling's a little odd, though... - Hyperion, 2007-09-09: 08:34:00

I've changed the spelling of the word, and refined its meaning. Continuing on the description... Therefore, it means both an unfair fate and a part of life that's bad for you, as well as a feeling of inimicality in relation to the world and frustration with it. Clever, huh? - Hyperion, 2007-09-09: 08:53:00

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