Verboticism: Contrijection
DEFINITION: n. Advice which is asked for, considered, and then promptly forgotten -- until it is too late. v. To ask for, listen to, and then reject or ignore advice.
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Untakenwisdom
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: un-take-in-wiz-dum
Sentence: Rockford Kizzfan talked for several hours to his youngest sister Gailgroupeez to PLEASE not get a tattoo! He thought he had finally gotten through to Gailgroupeez of the perils of tattoos as you age in the business world... Only to find out the very next day his "untakenwisdom" was wasted on Gailgroupeez, as she gleefully showed Rockford her hideous huge tattoo of a local basement band that Gailgroupeez had just met!
Etymology: Un:To reverse or undo the result of a specified action. Taken:Understood in a certain way; made sense of. Wisdom: The ability to discern or judge what is true,right,or lasting;insight, common sense; good judgment.
Contrijection
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: cont ri jek shin
Sentence: After asking my permission, which was immediately denied, she nevertheless ignored my wishes and contrijected me then and there, by turning around and displaying it as a done deal on her body!
Etymology: portmanteau of "contribution" and "rejection"
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Badvice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: badvīs
Sentence: Jill would often seek out her uncles’s badvice, knowing that she was on the right track if she did the opposite. To date her best reversal was to invest in this quirky little company called Apple who her uncle said would never amount to anything.
Etymology: bad (of poor quality; inferior or defective) + advice (guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative)
Solicadvicevade
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: sol-iss-add-vice-eh-vayde
Sentence: "Do as I say not as I do, you have solicadvicevaded me all your life young lady - now scrape that Jonas Brothers tattoo off right now - here is my belt sander!!"
Etymology: solicit (as in request or seek) + advice (suggestion) + evade (as in avoid or ignore)
Guidunce
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gīdəns
Sentence: Gerald was famous for seeking advice that he would reject if it didn't conform with what he had already decided to do. He is a guidunce. This is why he listens to Milli Vanilli casettes in his lime green Gremlin on the way to his job as a VCR repairman. He's going to do better though. He's halfway through an on-line course on repair of computer zip drives.
Etymology: guidance (advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, esp. as given by someone in authority) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)
Caushun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cor-shen
Sentence: Foulia, consulted her mother for a caushunary tale on choosing a hairstyle for a job interview. The slimy looking green locks did not work to her advantage and she was shuffled out of the interview in less than 5 minutes.
Etymology: caution (warn) + shun (ignore)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:22:00
Good one, petaj...hair, hair! - Nosila, 2009-04-27: 22:52:00
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Valnurance
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: vaal nuur in ss
Sentence: Robert felt his opinion was of valnurance to Adam on whether or not to jump off a bridge because everyone else was doing it. Robert advised it was not a good idea pointing to the fact that they all had perilled. Adam seemed to agree. Then, instead of taking the advice, Adam went ahead and did it anyway just to be popular.
Etymology: Value (importance or need of something) + ignorance (not paying attention or valuing something)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like you've met my kids. - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-27: 12:21:00
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Counsellerr
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kown sel ur
Sentence: her mother was the ultimate counseller and she was the ultimate counsellerr
Etymology: counsellerr=receive counsel and err any way
Inknored
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ink nord
Sentence: When Buffy asked her Pop if she should get a tattoo, he advised her against it. Afterall, he said, her tastes would change and she may regret it later. Imagine his surprise when his advice was inknored. Buffy came home with a wopping great rockband tattoo on her arm. Pop should have showed her his Twisted Sister tattoo on his buttock...
Etymology: Ink (tattoo) & Ignored (disregarded)
Fadmonishun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fad mon i shun
Sentence: Betsy had asked her aging old hipster dude of a Dad as to whether or not she should get a tattoo. He told her to learn from his misspent youth and forget about putting graffiti on her body. His fadmonition clearly fell on deaf ears. She returned home with a large tattoo of Justin Bieber's initials on her arm. Dad advised her the whole story about his tattoos. He too had honored his favourite bands with tattoos. KISS on his ring fingers;THE KINKS at the nape of his neck;SPINAL TAP on his backbone;ABBAdomen on his stomach;THE STONES you-know-where and just above his heart, GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS.
Etymology: Fad (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal;popular trend) & Admonition (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger);a firm rebuke)& Shun (ignore;avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
