Verboticism: Immaculatemisconception
DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.
Immaculatemisconception
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: i/mak/yuh/liti/mak/yuh/lit
Sentence: When Joe innocently and mistakingly mistook twenty extra pounds on the wife of his boss and congratulated her for "the baby on the way", it was truly an immaculatemisconception.
Etymology: IMMACULATE (blameless) + MISCONCEPTION (A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding)
Points: 734
Comments: Immaculatemisconception
lumina - 2008-11-04: 01:33:00
Love it.
metrohumanx - 2008-11-04: 09:09:00
.....and a lesson for us all. Good work,Steverino!
galwaywegian - 2008-11-04: 09:22:00
nice
OZZIEBOB - 2008-11-05: 15:56:00
Good one.