Verboticism: Yearnspurn

'I wish that girl would talk to me...'

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

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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

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