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Malony
Created by: rasumohan
Pronunciation: melanie
Sentence: wish for malony
Etymology: From Tamil
Yearnspurn
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: yurn/spurn
Sentence: His yearnspurn was finally getting promoted to vice president of his company and a big raise, but getting transferred to the Arctic circle office.
Etymology: yearn + spurn
Dreamcomepooh
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dreem-kum-poo
Sentence: It was a dreamcomepooh for Bob when he won an all-expenses paid vacation... to Newark.
Etymology: dream come true, pooh
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COMMENTS:
Also sounds like "nincumpoop". - mplsbohemian, 2007-08-24: 10:19:00
I noticed that too. I was probably subliminally inspired by one of my recent brainfarts. - purpleartichokes, 2007-08-24: 10:28:00
Very Catchy! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-02: 23:20:00
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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)
Satisfraction
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: sa - tis - FRAK - shun
Sentence: I realized that I had a winning lottery ticket, and immediately rushed to the 7-11 to redeem it. My satisfraction was enhanced by immediately spending my $2 on an extra-large cherry slurpee.
Etymology: satisfaction + fraction
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - DrHarvey, 2007-08-28: 09:48:00
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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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Twish
Created by: Paradox
Pronunciation: Tw-ish
Sentence: When I said I'd love for her to fall for me, I didn't mean that she should suddenly drop dead on the street while walking past me! Damn, what a twish!
Etymology: Twist + wish.
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
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