Voted For: Aftermythoughts

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: E-mead-e-ate-in-di-si-see-if-i-did

Sentence: Hema was touring the ancient Egyptian ruins when she stepped on a scarab...she looked down in horror and could not believe her "immediateindeciseeifidid" reaction, as the scarab is worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as an embodiment of the God Khepri. Uhh-Oh!

Etymology: Immediate:at once. Indecis;Part of the word indecisive,meaning:Prone to or characterized by indecision. See;To look. If;A possibility. I;As in one person. Did;Past tense of do.

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: perm-ma-greht

Sentence: No sooner had the tattoo artist finished inking the large portrait of Michael Bolton onto Bruce's chest, when the permagret had set in. He hadn't considered that his career as an underwear model may be compromised.

Etymology: permanent + regret

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Created by: contradictionary

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: daowt baowt

Sentence: For a moment after Naomi squished the cockroach, she experienced a doubtbout. Would Karma be waiting to pay her back? Do these bugs do any good, like eat other bugs? Can she get the goo off her shoe? But her biggest doubt about the demise of the huge insect was even more worrying. How many of his friends and family would show up at her place for the funeral???

Etymology: Doubt (indecision; lack confidence in or have doubts about) & Bout (A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/more/sell/full

Sentence: After being a vegetarian for many years Sally took a bite of filet mignon only to be immediately remorselfull.

Etymology: remorse + morsel + full + remorseful

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COMMENTS:

With apologies to Omar Khayyam, but I just couldn't resist this parody: "The fickle finger of 'ate' having 'et', and we cannot remove a bit of it!" Funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:31:00

funny.... - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:04:00

Clever etymology. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:45:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ri-fret

Sentence: Joan is not one to make big decisions easily. She takes her time collecting data and sorting through options. Her biggest problem is that when she does something definitive she immediately begins to refret her action.

Etymology: regret (to feel sorrow or remorse for an act, fault, disappointment, etc. + fret (to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent)

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: timd + owt

Sentence: Lorraine always experienced timedoubt when she had to decide anything; whether it was a meaningless, simple decision or a life changing situation. After it was too late to change her mind, she wondered whether she should have made another choice.

Etymology: timed out(too late, its over) time (clock or measure duration) doubt (second thoughts)

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Captures all the nuances of the definition, and is so easy to remember. Perfect! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:19:00

super - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:05:00

Perfect word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:50:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ser tan teez

Sentence: Stepping on cockroaches was not one of the things that Marissa was hired for. But on the other hand, she was unsure if her actions caused an imbalance in life as we know it. Upon speaking with her guru, she decided that her doubts were due to certaintease and she would get over it, especially if she did not want those bugs laying a million eggs in her office!

Etymology: Certainties (somethings that are certai) & Tease (to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them)

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: back tear y all o gee (more pun fun)

Sentence: No one likes the backruptcy of second thoughts that disturb your judgement of the second peace, and put you in a judgement daze. Is this back behavior akin to bad behavior? Probably!!! And it's more dangerous to your mental health, too. Nearly all people have been afflicted with second thoughts, at some time or another. The second-psysightchiatrists are always trying to analyze this ask-back-words, all pervasive condition, among all humans. They have named it backteriology.

Etymology: First there is the very obvious homonymous pun on bacteriology. As bacteriology is the study of bacteria, BACKTERIOLOGY is the study (the OLOGY) of the BACK lash of those deleTERIOous and posTERIOr (after/secondary) thoughts, of previous decisions. /// Oh yes, as you surmised, ask-back-words is definitely a play on assbackwards! Sadly, the second-psysightchiatrists, like the rest of us, still haven't found a way to snatch-back-words, so it is an incurable condition.

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COMMENTS:

Your tale made me want to study back-TEARY-ology again! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-31: 02:23:00

Ah shucks, metrohumanx, don't cry! Lots of times those second thought just make you feel better about the good decision you made! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 02:29:00

I thought backteriology was when you were so cross eyed, your tears ran down you back. Great word! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-31: 05:43:00

I thought it was about backwaryology...the fear of getting a little behind in your work! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:04:00

terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:01:00

backing up a bit is sometimes wise, even if its too late....great word and story. - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:03:00

Great entertainment as always! Good job. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:37:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment

Sentence: Sally Ann had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Mevyn on the grounds of incompatibility when she experienced a major bout of deferredlament, realizing she had been hasty in her assessments, forgetting that life is always a matter of making adjustments.

Etymology: Blend of 'deferred' (postponed or delayed) and 'lament' (to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret)

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