Verboticism: Dunderchild

'You'd think they'd learn...'

DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

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Dunderchild

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dəndərchīld

Sentence: It*s no wonder Joe is embarrassed by his dunderchild. After all, Junior has inherited almost everything he knows from his nincompop.

Etymology: dunderhead (a stupid person) + child (a son or daughter)

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