Verboticism: Misapprehenshine
DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.
Misapprehenshine
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: miss ap ree hench eye nn
Sentence: The ornamental 300 pound cast iron weathervane which Jane's late demented husband had sculpted into a very rough image of Mount Rushmore and bolted to the chimney, gave way under the force of her polishing and fell into the Jones' garden, killing Mr Jones as he lovingly tended his asparagus. How upset she was to see her neighbour under a misapprehenshine.
Etymology: misapprehension, shine
Points: 893
Comments: Misapprehenshine
Jabberwocky - 2009-03-10: 12:20:00
very funny
metrohumanx - 2009-03-10: 12:29:00
I love this sentence- it has drama, tragedy, and guffaws, too!
splendiction - 2009-03-10: 16:52:00
great word, too!
Nosila - 2009-03-10: 22:00:00
I laughed, I cried...
mweinmann - 2009-03-11: 07:59:00
hahahaha....fun