Verboticism: Trashedy
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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Regrete
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: re/greet'/
Sentence: The realization that the wind had somehow blown her soon-to-be-ex-husband's tax documents out of the lockbox in the attic, down two flights of stairs, around the corner, into the office and right into the shredder filled her heart with awe. The fact that this should happen just as she was pressing the "shred" button, almost filled her heart with regrete.
Etymology: regret + delete
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COMMENTS:
Filled with regrete as she re-greets her ex! Nice use of exaggeration and irony! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:24:00
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Vexspunge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vek spunj
Sentence: Cynthia's decison to delete Herman from her life by chainsaw filled her with vexspunge...until the next cute guy came along and she got her blades sharpened.
Etymology: Vex (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress) & Expunge (remove by erasing or crossing out)
Groundrues
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: ground - roos
Sentence: Heidi ran the accounting firm's chop shop. You had to be very nice to her, or she would use her shredder's axes, on more than the big cheeses' official litter! If you upset her, she'd zoom into your office, and run off with your account books, then feed them to her cutting-edge machinery! She'd deliver the groundrues to them, turning the once cocky accountants into cowering little groundruesters, as the IRS swooped down on them.
Etymology: Ground - past tense of grind, an action that chops things into small bits. Rue: to regret.
Oopsbliterate
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: oops-bli-ter-ate
Sentence: Rather calmly, Kimberly noticed "I just oopsbliterated the entire server."
Etymology: oops (accidental expression) + obliterate (wipe out)
Delebiejeebies
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/lee/jee/beez
Sentence: With one keystroke, Jenny realized that she had eliminated four hours work and a most important document. She was overtaken by the delebiejeebies characterized by uncontrollable shaking and sweating.
Etymology: dele (to delete)+ heebie-jeebies (a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain)
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COMMENTS:
Rhyming syllables , great choice of words, fun blending, not only is the meaning evident, but the feeling it brings! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:14:00
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Oopsiraze
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Oops-see-ray-z
Sentence: Growing tired of the junk e-mails he got from his boss about their weekly meetings, Ben would just delete them. But last week, Ben's boss sent his flight itinerary for their very important business trip to Paris and when asked if he printed it, he realized he oopsirazed the e-mail to his recycle bin.
Etymology: Combination of "Oops" - used typically to express mild apology, suprise or dismay; and "Raze" - to destroy to the ground
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COMMENTS:
Chuckling over how your etymology fooled me ... was thinking oops-erase. Oops is such a great word ... brings out the child in all of us. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:33:00
I concur. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:09:00
oopsidaisy and oopsiraze - petaj, 2008-12-31: 02:13:00
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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
Mishredread
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: miss - shred - dread
Sentence: Mona didn't mean to destroy everything in sight. In fact, she often felt mishredread after she went on one of her "rampages". When she was upset, she destroyed things that she would later regret or need. She was known to use shredders, knives, chainsaws, graters, swords or any other shred-capable object within reach. "I need help" she thought after she inflicted shred on her beloved Beanie Baby collection. Tobasco, Ruff and Mew now lay in a big pile of fluff and Mona sat down to cry.
Etymology: Miss (fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;be without) + Shred (tear into shreds or pieces) + Dread (apprehension: fearful expectation or anticipation)
Freakzure
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: freek-zhure
Sentence: I had a bad case of freakzure when I accidentally deleted that 20 page paper about nothing.
Etymology: freakout + seizure
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COMMENTS:
Unique choice of words to blend. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:18:00
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Shredpidation
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: shred-pih-day-shun
Sentence: Julie felt a nanosecond of shredpidation before pulverizing her ex-boyfriend's lottery check. So sad he didn't leave a forwarding address.
Etymology: shred, trepidation
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 10:56:00
Ah, we've all felt this one! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:40:00
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