Verboticism: Frayforall
DEFINITION: v. To fret and worry after the accidental trashing of an important document, file or friend. n. The state of anxiety caused by an accidental deletion.
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Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fray/for/all
Sentence: The purchase of a new office shredder turned into a frayforall which, in the aftermath, left people scrambling to reassemble scraps of documents that were accidentally included.
Etymology: fray (shred) + free for all (chaos)
Points: 458
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Comments: Frayforall
silveryaspen - 2008-03-05: 13:55:00
Very sly ... the vivid image of people down on their knees and the play on prayforall! From sentence to word ... ingeniously done! Outstanding!