Verboticism: Guidunce

'Do not use in shower? That's so dumb!'

DEFINITION: n., A set of product instructions, or a warning label, which is so obviously self-evident that it should be completely unnecessary. v., To provide unneeded directions, advice and/or warnings.

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Guidunce

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Guy-dunce

Sentence: When Tom bought a tin of gloss paint to brighten up his front door he was amazed at the guidunce given, when he read on the back of the label, 'WARNING' 'Do not eat contents'. He wondered how long it had taken the production team to come up with that little gem!

Etymology: Guidance(Advice,information) + Dunce(a person who is slow to learn, or not intelligent) = Guidunce

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Comments: Guidunce

Jabberwocky - 2008-11-05: 14:57:00
Was he licking the paint off his finger at the time?

TJayzz - 2008-11-05: 16:21:00
Ha Ha. No but he ate the brush when he finished, that didn't come with instructions!