Verboticism: Contriteration
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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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)
Eliminanxious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: iliməang(k)shəs
Sentence: Every time Trish sits down at her computer she fears that she will accidentally delete an important document that she can hardly do any work. She is so eliminanxious that she has a attaché full of thumb drives and CDs with back-ups of her data and stacks documents she has printed ”just in case”.
Etymology: elimination (completely remove or get rid of something) + anxious (experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness)
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)
Shreddexia
Created by: Babbalabba
Pronunciation: sh-redd-x-eea
Sentence: At Little Hills Rehabilitation center, Linsday was overcoming a severe case of shreddexia, imiges of bloody chainsaws still populating her mind as she sobbed to her psychologist, "Why, why...I...was just cutting the hedges and I...I-", draped in misery.
Etymology: (None)
Docuotomy
Created by: jaehawk
Pronunciation: doc-u-ot-o-me
Sentence: When Donna mistakenly shredded Keith's term paper, she committed an accidental docuotomy.
Etymology: Docu- n(1950): report paper. otomy v[L,fr.Gk to remove]
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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Slashtrastify
Created by: janefitzsimmons
Pronunciation: slash - trast -tiff -ee
Sentence: As a walked into the residence seeing the blood and paper shreds, I was presented with an extreme case of slashtrastify.
Etymology: I know that slash isn't the same as shredding, but it's close enough.
Kerpoof
Created by: nickhole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was nearly done with my thesis when my cat unplugged my laptop and kerpoofed my essay.
Etymology:
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
Afrayed
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: afraid
Sentence: Ben was completely frazzled and kept pulling at his necktie. His boss rushed in and asked, "Are you able to present the report at this afternoon's general meeting?" No, I'm afrayed knot." said Ben. "It was just here near the shredder when i last saw it."
Etymology: afraid + frayed (tattered)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 11:06:00
Sentences with a truly great pun, are always amazingly good fun! Excellent choice of words, excellently blended. Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 14:08:00
thanks muchly, i should have included affray in the etymology too. - petaj, 2008-03-06: 03:47:00
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