Verboticism: Scintillattrition
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.
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
Points: 761