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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.
Destikneecapped
Top verboticism of the day created by Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: des-tin-nee-capt
Sentence: My New Year's resolution to get in to work on time every day was destikneecapped by a power failure and a subway delay.
Etymology: destiny + knee-capped
Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments:
love it - galwaywegian, 2011-02-08: 09:45:00
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Fatealistic: /fait - ah - list - tik/ Gloria discovered that just by changing one letter in the word fatalistic, she had a new word for the feeling she was having... Every little thing seemed to go wrong for her and because of these little events which kept adding up, she began to feel fatealistic. Etymology: fate, fatalistic Created by: mweinmann.
Comments:
Fateall attraction! - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 17:33:00
Kickmet: /kikmet/ Harry believes in kismet. Unfortunately he often ends up with kickmet instead. Etymology: kismet (fate) + kick (strike or propel forcibly with the foot) Created by: artr.
Providented: /prov-ee-dent-id/ After the sleepless night, the car alarm waking her at 4.30 and the heating failing to come on, the toast falling butter-side down was the final straw. Cheryl felt unfairly providented. Etymology: providence (God's guidance over humans) + dented (to reduce or slightly injure) Created by: CharlieB.
Comments:
:) - galwaywegian, 2011-02-08: 09:47:00
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Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313.
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Today's definition was suggested by paintergrl1313. Thank you paintergrl1313. ~ James
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