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DEFINITION: n., A set of product instructions, or a warning label, which is so obviously self-evident that it should be completely unnecessary. v., To provide unneeded directions, advice and/or warnings.
Stuplicit
Top verboticism of the day created by Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stu-plic-it
Sentence: The warning label on the glass bottle was completely stuplicit; "Do not eat the bottle".
Etymology: STUPLICIT - from STUPID (foolish; senseless) + EXPLICIT (obvious, unequivocal)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments:
Neat & nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-05: 15:52:00
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Dillertive: /dil-LURT-iv/ Bob fell into an uncontrollable fit of laughter when he noticed that the dillertive on his cup of coffee read: "CONTENTS ARE HOT." However, he laughed so much that he spilled the contents over his hands, and now is suing the coffee shop owner for damages for not putting a more meaningful clodicil on the cup. Etymology: DILL: a fool, dillbrain, dunderhead; dill a cognate of dull; LERT from Alert: a warning or alarm against impending danger & IVE: suffix meaning having a tendency to, having the quality, character or nature of. consider woprds such as captive, derivative, objective. Created by: OZZIEBOB.
Comments:
love clodicil too - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-05: 14:58:00
Caveabsurdigious: /kah-vey-ab-sur-di-gous/ The folks in legal, being highly tagmatic, applied caveabsurdigious directions to every product to protect the company from lawsuits that may come due to accidents or death by stupidity. Etymology: caveat: legalese term for warning, caution; an explanation or qualification + absurd:ridiculously unreasonable or illogical + litigious: tending to engage in lawsuits Created by: mrskellyscl.
Redunstruction: /Re dun struc tion/ Although it seems pointless to warn about obviously self evident dangers, redunstructions are very necessary as the companies don't want their products to be associated with the death of idiots (despite the advantage of eugenics in the Darwinian sense). Etymology: Redundant (unnecessary) & instruction (imparted knowledge) Created by: zxvasdf.
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-09: 03:47:00
Great word!
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James