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DEFINITION: To get what you wished for, but not exactly what you wanted.

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Disappgot

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: dis-uhp-got

Sentence: He felt like Fred Flintstone, with that "wah, wah, wah, wahhhhh" sound in the background when she made eye contact with him, but flipped him the bird curtly. He skulked home disappgotten again, but far better than being totally ignored.

Etymology: disappoint + got

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Fulfailment

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: full + fail + ment

Sentence: I got a deep sense of fulfailment when I finally was able to run a 6-minute mile, but the cops still caught me anyway.

Etymology: fullfillment + failure

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Pink

Created by: sunnaaa

Pronunciation: ..

Sentence: ..

Etymology: ...

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Wishwatch

Created by: aircrayola

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Wishper

Created by: Methylphenidateian

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Like wind as a genie she rubbed the lamp of her life, in a loudish wish, but it only came back to her as a wishper, so subtely, so soft, it was not exactly what she'd wanted; but she could accept it anyhow.

Etymology: whisper + wish = wishper

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Malony

Created by: rasumohan

Pronunciation: melanie

Sentence: wish for malony

Etymology: From Tamil

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Wishiprocation

haldean

Created by: haldean

Pronunciation: WISH-IH-PRO-KAY-SHUN

Sentence: I didn't want him to die, really; it was just a figure of speech! I wasn't counting on any wishiprocation.

Etymology: WISH - desire, want (English) RECIPROCATION - to get what one deserves (English)

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Gleepointment

Created by: Kitten3735

Pronunciation: glee POYNT ment

Sentence:

Etymology: glee + disappointment = gleepointment!

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COMMENTS:

This is a pretty good word - you should always use it in a sentence though, so that you get your full allotment of points! - Osomatic, 2007-08-24: 02:01:00

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Desighre

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: dee-SYRE

Sentence: Alex wanted a bunch of dates, and got them--in a loaf of bread from Auntie. He reluctantly ate the object of his desighre.

Etymology: desire + sigh (of despair)

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Frustratisfied

Created by: alabaster

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I needed a place to stay tonight, but getting arrested for credit card fraud at the hotel was not what I had in mind.

Etymology: frustrated + satisfied

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