Verboticism: Circumfailurence

'I can open this thing!'

DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.

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Circumfailurence

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Pronunciation: Cir cum fail urence

Sentence: When the vein in his head popped out of place after a long bout of circumfailurence, he handed the jar to his wife who opened it easily. "I loosened it for you," he boasted.

Etymology: Circumference (the size of something as given by the distance around it) & failure (not successful)

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Comments: Circumfailurence

Jabberwocky - 2008-09-26: 15:06:00
love the sentence

Nosila - 2008-09-26: 20:21:00
Happens everyday in households round the world...