Verboticism: Backteriology
DEFINITION: v. To do something decisive and then immediately start to have doubts, wondering if you did the right thing. n. Second thoughts, or second guesses, about a decision or an action you have made but cannot change.
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Vacillean
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: va-sill-een
Sentence: Sometimes vacilleaning between Either/Or can only be cured by the unction of Both/And.
Etymology: Blending VACILLATE, meaning to waver, be hesitant + LEAN, meaning to bend, trust in, incline. Playing on VASELINE, an oil-based lubricant
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COMMENTS:
Slick creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:45:00
love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:05:00
enjoyed your word! - mweinmann, 2009-03-31: 19:05:00
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Hindsplight
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: hinds-plite
Sentence: As soon as I picked up the goldfish cracker off my daughter's high chair and popped it into my mouth, the hindsplight kicked in. Do I spit out the half-soggy, apple juice soaked tidbit or forge on with the chewing. And why do I think eating her scraps is somehow less wasteful than throwing it away? In the midst of my hindsplight, I stepped on a rogue Cheerio, and, with that telltale crunch beneath my heel, I immediately started chastising myself for not picking it up earlier.
Etymology: hindsight modified to include plight.
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence was so true to life, I think we might all have had to stop ourselves from making a face and spitting! Hindsplight was equally powerful at evoking the emotions! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:27:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:03:00
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Boldlygowobbly
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bowled-lee-go-wobb-lee with particular relish on all the b and w and l sounds.
Sentence: Kenny donned his star trek outfit for the first time and headed off to the convention deliberately leaving behind his duffel bag with the spare set of civvies. However, once he got on the bus and the kid behind started jeering at him, he had a boldlygowobbly moment or two debating the merits of taking a detour to K-mart.
Etymology: boldly go (from the Star trek mission statement) + go wobbly (as in "don't go all wobbly on me now")
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COMMENTS:
Even sounds like an alien word! Out-of-this-world! Cute! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-31: 14:48:00
Kenny must have been bold to wear his star trek costume on the bus! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:06:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
Hee Hee Heee! Good word! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:40:00
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Remorselfull
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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Deferredlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-FERD-leh-ment
Sentence: Mary Lou had hastily decided to call off her engagement with Meryl 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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COMMENTS:
Defurredlament must be when you decide not to keep the doggy that followed you home! Good Word! - Nosila, 2009-03-31: 15:11:00
very good word - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-31: 16:02:00
The word sounds good to say. Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-31: 23:49:00
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Pregret
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēgret
Sentence: Tim’s mom is a guilt trip travel agent. If there is one emotion she taught him, it is shame. As an adult, Tim can not only feel bad after making a hard decision, he can experience pregret and premorse long before he takes action. The one thing he feels good about is putting mom’s favorite phrase on her headstone, ”Don’t mind me, I’m just your mother”.
Etymology: pre (before) + regret (a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done)
Deskepticision
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: duh-skept-ah-sish-un
Sentence: Kat's deskepticision about jumping out of the airplane proved to be unnecessary and a waste of time.
Etymology: decision + skeptical
Regrecision
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: REE-greh-ci-zhun
Sentence: Alice suffered so acutely from regrcision that she never left home for fear of making a choice she might later regret.
Etymology: Derived from "regret", "regress", and "decision".
Timedoubt
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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COMMENTS:
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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Permagret
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
