Verboticism: Afrayed
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.
Afrayed
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: afraid
Sentence: Ben was completely frazzled and kept pulling at his necktie. His boss rushed in and asked, "Are you able to present the report at this afternoon's general meeting?" No, I'm afrayed knot." said Ben. "It was just here near the shredder when i last saw it."
Etymology: afraid + frayed (tattered)
Points: 749
Comments: Afrayed
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-05: 11:06:00
funny
silveryaspen - 2008-03-05: 14:08:00
Sentences with a truly great pun, are always amazingly good fun! Excellent choice of words, excellently blended. Exceptional!
petaj - 2008-03-06: 03:47:00
thanks muchly, i should have included affray in the etymology too.