Verboticism: Lacrimolish
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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Lostalgia
Created by: Autolupus
Pronunciation: los-tal' ji-ə
Sentence: She realised what she'd done, she'd deleted his number! Now all that was left was an empty pang of lostalgia.
Etymology: [O.E.&Gr. losian, to be a loss & algos, pain.]
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COMMENTS:
Portraying this aspect is very nice originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:21:00
excellent start - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 15:51:00
Yep, I love it! Reminds me of shredding the 10-year-old divorce papers. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-05: 19:34:00
Brilliant... - kashman, 2008-03-09: 00:42:00
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Kerpoof
Created by: nickhole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was nearly done with my thesis when my cat unplugged my laptop and kerpoofed my essay.
Etymology:
Shredgitate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: shred jit ate
Sentence: Nathalie had found her new boyfriend in a compromising position with his teenage lover. Of course, she lost no time in revving up her chain saw and dispensing of the guilty parties. She did shredgitate a bit because, in hindsight, on such short notice, where else would she find another date for the New Year's Eve bash she had booked and a babysitter for her 6 kids? It was inshredulous that she might spend such a special day in jail!!!
Etymology: Shred(a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; tear into shreds) & Agitate (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance;the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
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COMMENTS:
Was surprised there was no reference to the most famous shredding incident of all time, Watergate. Luv shredigate! Do you ever wonder how much shredding is part of office politics, too? - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:40:00
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Schnippelangst
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Shh-nip-pull-ang-st
Sentence: The otherwise efficient receptionist's fetish for deleting "unwanted" e-mails, files and documents at the circumcision clinic, inevitably led to a mistake that erased the appointment schedule; causing her to mistakenly make a number of re-bookings for work that had already been done! Leaving her with a permenant case of shnippelangst
Etymology: Orig;German - Schnippeln (To delete) / Angst (Fear)
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COMMENTS:
Sure glad you put the etymologym, cause the nippel in the middle was really baffling! Uber originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:45:00
Nice word. Makes me think of all those lovely german words in English, such as kindegarten, Edelweiss, Weltgeist, and the many german placenames in Australia: Coburg, Brunswick, Heidelberg, (suburbs of Melbourne) Klemzig, Hermansburg, and many more in South Australia. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-06: 04:47:00
Nice word. Makes me think of all those lovely german words in English, such as kindegarten, Edelweiss, Weltgeist, and the many german placenames in Australia: Coburg, Brunswick, Heidelberg, (suburbs of Melbourne) Klemzig, Hermansburg, and many more in South Australia. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-06: 04:47:00
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Contriteration
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: kən-trĭt'ə-rā'shən
Sentence: "Save changes?" The question seems innocuous, but the slip of the mouse that leads to a "no" answer can result in overwhelming contriteration.
Etymology: contrite (remorseful, penitent) + obliteration (destruction without a trace; annihilation)
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COMMENTS:
I'll be using mouse slips ... clever way to express it! Your word expresses not only the meaning, but the feeling, too. Double Kudos! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 14:11:00
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Inshredulous
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: inn sh reg yew lus
Sentence: she was totally inshredulous over what she had done. She had told werself over and over again "Left hand, letters from asshole ex-boyfriend. Right hand, winning lotto ticket". Over and over again....
Etymology: incredulous, shred.
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COMMENTS:
A lot of good words based on "shred" today. - ErWenn, 2008-03-05: 09:35:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 10:52:00
Incredibly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:42:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-06: 04:35:00
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Remorris
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree mor ris
Sentence: When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code.
Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)
Shredderdreader
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shredərdredər
Sentence: Several years ago Millie was shredding her usual batch of junk mail when she spotted Ed McMahon’s smiling face in the teeth of the paper chomper. Too late! Convinced that she had lost the chance of a lifetime to be a millionaire, she has become a shredderdreader, refusing to throw away any mail. The accumulation now occupies every nook of her small apartment. She eats only cold meals because lighting the stove would surely start a fire. The microwave was crushed by a pile of paper several months ago. Things are suddenly looking up for Millie. She has the opportunity to make some serious coin being featured in the new reality show, Hoarders. Thanks, Ed.
Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + dreader(someone who anticipates with great apprehension or fear)
Fraglamentation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: frag/lamen/tay/shun
Sentence: Sally was filled with fraglamentation when her designer scarf got caught up with the documents she was attempting to shred.
Etymology: fragmentation + lament
Shredderfretter
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shredərfretər
Sentence: It happened to him once. Fred shredded an important document. From that point forward Fred was a shredderfretter. He was afraid to shred anything for the fear that it could happen again. His office was so full of paper that his coworkers didn't know if he was in there or not.
Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + fretter (someone who is constantly or visibly worried or anxious)
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COMMENTS:
Another nice one that rolls off the tongue and plops on the floor. :) - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-30: 04:33:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-12-30: 23:35:00
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