Verboticism: Doppelanger

'Do you guys mind eating somewhere else? '

DEFINITION: n. A state of irrational irritation, which inevitably develops whenever you work or live with someone whose annoyingly bad habits happen to mirror your own. v. To be annoyed by someone who has the same annoying habits that you do.

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Doppelanger

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: dop/ell/an/ger

Sentence: Jim quietly seethed with doppelanger as Suzie threw her dirty laundry on the floor, obscuring his own smelly socks.

Etymology: Doppelganger + anger

Points: 638

Comments: Doppelanger

petaj - 2007-04-04: 05:48:00
Jim and Suzie were the spittingimage of each other -- or is spitting (as in spitting chips) only an Aussie saying?

galwaywegian - 2007-04-04: 06:08:00
twice as funny if you're from Cork. (See Langer!)

suzanne - 2007-04-09: 19:31:00
i am from Cork which is why I laughed so much at this one.

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