Verboticism: Breachofcontact

'That cake is so dry it's completely indigestible!'

DEFINITION: n., The fear that your service representative will retaliate after you have complained. v., To be afraid of bad service because you complained about it.

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Dissatisfear

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Diss-at-iss-fee-er

Sentence: When Colin complained to the waiter that their meal was cold, Sally was filled with dissatisfear and was convinced that the chef would exact revenge by sabotaging their food in some really unpleasant way!

Etymology: Dissatisfied(failed to be satisfied or pleased) + Fear(the likelihood of something unwelcome happening) = Dissatisfear

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx While dining at Broadway Chicken in Paterson, I sent back the cold blackeyed peas. Thought I was going to be shivved on my way out the door. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:51:00

Like it - mweinmann, 2008-10-28: 18:15:00

Very good. - Mustang, 2008-10-28: 18:50:00

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Cavilrue

Created by: c1mcgraw

Pronunciation: CA-vil-roo

Sentence: Beth suddenly heard in her head the pounding hooves of the cavilrue, as the smirking waiter approached with her re-cooked steak.

Etymology: Cavil -- to raise irritating and trivial objections. Rue -- to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.

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Forebodianskip

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fore/bode/ian/skip

Sentence: I experienced a powerful forebodianskip when I asked the hairdresser to cut my hair a little shorter and he took out the buzz cutters.

Etymology: forebode + skip (as in skip a heartbeat) + freudian slip

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Excellent! - Mustang, 2007-12-01: 17:33:00

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Panicacea

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pan/i/ca/see/ya

Sentence: I was filled with panicacea when the dentist offered the alternative anesthetic when I adamantly refused the first foot long needle.

Etymology: panic + panacea (universal remedy)

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metrohumanx Yikes! Clever combo! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:45:00

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Regretribution

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ree gret trib you shun

Sentence: Rhett was already feeling regretribution for complaining to his Bank Manager, Chet, about the way he had been treated by the bank employees while doing a little banking. He did not realize that such a complaint might reflect badly on Chet's perfect career record and maybe hinder or halt any career aspirations he had to be Bank President. You could Abetribution that there would be Rhettribution from Chetribution which would cause Sweatribution, Upsetribution and Threatribution and Rhett could Getribution a big Debtribution. Yes, next time Rhett tried to rob a bank, he'd pick one with nicer tellers!

Etymology: Regret (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about) & Retribution(the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Good grief! That sentence makes my head swim!.....but i like it. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 02:25:00

That's called dizzytribution, but don't fretribution, if you were on a plane, it might be jetribution or on a boat it would be wetribution! - Nosila, 2008-10-28: 12:52:00

metrohumanx If the warden lets me use the computer, I'll make another contribution. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:55:00

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Mealfearsence

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: Meal+Fear+Sense

Sentence: When the bacon bits on Ruth's salad began to move, she was disturbed and called the waiter to take a look. As he offerred to take the salad back and "fix" it, the sneer on his face filled Ruth with mealfearsence and she decided to eat it rather than not know what else might be added to it. She had a sense of fear that there would be further wrongdoing in regards to her salad.

Etymology: The word malfeasance combined with meal, fear and sense

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COMMENTS:

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-28: 13:00:00

Mal-ificent word... - Nosila, 2008-10-28: 14:02:00

metrohumanx Take it BACK! Run away! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 17:49:00

Very clever! - Mustang, 2008-10-28: 18:49:00

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Reciprocake

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: risiprəkāk

Sentence: After complaining about his dinner, Jerry feared that his just desserts would be a big helping of reciprocake. Mom could be so vindictive.

Etymology: reciprocate (respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one) + cake (an item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and often decorated)

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Bitchback

Created by: wayoffcenter

Pronunciation: bich bak

Sentence: Milley had a BMW personality (bitch, moan,whine) to the point that she didn't even notice she was doing it. As such, she was often the recipient of bitchback. She would bitch about an appetizer and get a lousy entree. She would moan about long lines and it would take extra days for checks to clear at the bank. She would whine about poor service and end up with even less. All this did was add fuel with which to rev up her BMW.

Etymology: bitch (express displeasure; grumble) + pitchback (a baseball practice device that bounces a ball back to a player

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COMMENTS:

Hey, I know this is an old contest but I missed it before so what the hey... - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-09: 05:26:00

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Clereckage

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: klərekij

Sentence: Despite the fact that everything in her order was wrong, Joyce was kept quiet. She feared the clereckage that might occur if she complained.

Etymology: clerk (a person employed in an office or bank to keep records and accounts and to undertake other routine administrative duties) + wreckage (something that has been badly damaged or destroyed)

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Disdress

Created by: attis

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After asking to speak to the manager, Helen was overcome with Disdress. After all, the call centre operator had her phone number!

Etymology: Distress/Redress

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COMMENTS:

cute word - Nosila, 2008-10-28: 23:48:00

metrohumanx ...and clever:) - metrohumanx, 2008-10-29: 00:46:00

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