Verboticism: Trashedy
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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Remorris
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree mor ris
Sentence: When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code.
Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)
Delebiejeebies
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/lee/jee/beez
Sentence: With one keystroke, Jenny realized that she had eliminated four hours work and a most important document. She was overtaken by the delebiejeebies characterized by uncontrollable shaking and sweating.
Etymology: dele (to delete)+ heebie-jeebies (a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain)
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COMMENTS:
Rhyming syllables , great choice of words, fun blending, not only is the meaning evident, but the feeling it brings! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:14:00
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Confretti
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kohn frett eeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Sentence: her confretti gave way to shreddread
Etymology: confetti, fret
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COMMENTS:
Exceptional - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:31:00
Handy for weddings... - Nosila, 2008-12-30: 18:52:00
Excellent. The good news is that you can use the confretti for parades and parties. - Mustang, 2008-12-30: 23:34:00
Sounds like an Italian conspiracy. Great word. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:08:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-31: 09:40:00
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Shredgitate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: shred jit ate
Sentence: Nathalie had found her new boyfriend in a compromising position with his teenage lover. Of course, she lost no time in revving up her chain saw and dispensing of the guilty parties. She did shredgitate a bit because, in hindsight, on such short notice, where else would she find another date for the New Year's Eve bash she had booked and a babysitter for her 6 kids? It was inshredulous that she might spend such a special day in jail!!!
Etymology: Shred(a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; tear into shreds) & Agitate (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance;the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
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COMMENTS:
Was surprised there was no reference to the most famous shredding incident of all time, Watergate. Luv shredigate! Do you ever wonder how much shredding is part of office politics, too? - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:40:00
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Butterflinger
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈbʌdɚˌflɪŋgɚ/
Sentence: I am not really a butterflinger; it's just that I first accidentally dropped an important file into the recycle bin, then clicked the "empty recycle bin" item while trying to open the bin to get it back, and finally panicked and clicked "yes" when my computer asked me if that was what I really wanted to do. It's really Microsoft's fault for making it so easy to permanently delete documents.
Etymology: from butter(fing)er + fling
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COMMENTS:
I tried to use one of those fancy pieces of software to recover the data from the hard drive, but I accidentally wrote zeros to every bit on the disk. Then I spilled corrosive acid and lighter fluid on it, set it on fire while trying to ascertain the damage with a candle, and mistakenly hit it with a sledgehammer 40 times. - ErWenn, 2008-03-05: 09:32:00
I actually did destroy a hard drive with a sledgehammer once, but that was on purpose. - ErWenn, 2008-03-05: 09:33:00
another migraine moment - I do like your word today - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-05: 10:44:00
Luv butterflingers ... maybe because that's what mine are! It's a great one letter change to blend two words into a really funny, but very apt, exceptional verboticism! Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:27:00
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Scintillattrition
Created by: twocent
Pronunciation: sin-till-AH-tri-shun
Sentence: Upon pressing the delete key, Pam's eyes glazed with an uneasy scintillattrition.
Etymology: scintilla: a speck, shred or particle attrition: a wearing down or regret for sin arising from fear of retribution
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]
Lacrimolish
Created by: kashman
Pronunciation: lacr-e-molish
Sentence: After finding that his girlfriend is cheating on him, Adam shredded all her letters and pictures, but suffered from lacrimolish pangs later on.
Etymology: Lacrimal (relating to tears of sorrow) + Demolish (raze; strip to pieces)
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)
Oblitabummer
Created by: gelsomina17
Pronunciation: oh-bli-tuh-bummer
Sentence: Marion had a bad case of oblitabummer after she deleted the guest list for her 21st birthday party.
Etymology: obliterate + bummer
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COMMENTS:
Viva La Strada! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-31: 01:02:00
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