Verboticism: Oopsolysisophobia
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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Mishabolish
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: miss-haa-ball-ish
Sentence: Realizing too late that it WAS in fact her bra in the back seat of her BF's car, jenny quickly regretted her little mishabolish.
Etymology: Mishap: An unfortunate accident Abolish: To put an end to. Slang often used in many prominent law firms, political offices, and Energy company board meetings.
Shregret
Created by: leemarquis
Pronunciation: shreg - ret
Sentence: I shregretted my bank statement
Etymology: To shred and regret
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COMMENTS:
Simple and right to the point! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 14:04:00
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-03-05: 17:55:00
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Deletumtremens
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dee-lee-tum-TREM-ens
Sentence: After Bob had accidentally destroyed the corporate memory of the multi-national organization he worked for, he was diagnosed as suffering from the DTs: that is: the deletumtremens.
Etymology: DELETE & PLAY on DELIRIUM TREMENS: violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquor. TREMENS: (Lt) To tremble.
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COMMENTS:
Tongue twister of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:30:00
Nice construct. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:10:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-31: 09:39:00
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Ohcrappage
Created by: kalisnowflake
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I was overwhelmed with ohcrappage when I closed my essay without saving.
Etymology:
Demolanguish
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: DEM eul ANG gwish
Sentence: I am now left to my demolanguish as I witness the destruction I have caused.
Etymology: anguish or angst: mental suffering or stress demolish: destroy something languish: the withering away of or deterioration of something
Trashpanic
Created by: freiflug
Pronunciation: /træʃˈpanɪk/
Sentence: "Gerard, why the hasty face? - Go away! I'm in a serious trashpanic." "Definitely. I definitely would have gone to that concert, but I trashpanicked the tickets while I was not paying attention - hard cheese took over me."
Etymology: trash: a container into which things are discarded; panic: overpowering fright
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.
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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Enshredful
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: en-shred-ful
Sentence: Joanna's enshredful moment only brought harsh memories of her overdue Cola presentation.
Etymology: shred, full, en(prefix)
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COMMENTS:
Interesting etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:16:00
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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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