Verboticism: Purchiclone
DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.
Purchiclone
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PUR-chee-klohn
Sentence: Bob ran naked from his bath when he realized that his purchicloned lotto ticket and the original - thought lost, but now being used by Roxie as a bookmark, were the only winners in the "$20m Bonanza Jackpot."
Etymology: PURCH (of purchase):to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy & CLONE: to produce a copy
Points: 956
Comments: Purchiclone
Jabberwocky - 2008-09-25: 13:20:00
your word made me think of purchicloincloth