Verboticism: Recipanguish

'I don't think that I can take it!'

DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.

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Recipanguish

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ress-eh-PANG-wish

Sentence: Felicity suffered a severe bout of recipanguish when her boyfriend Phillipe criticized her buffet by saying her teriyaki was yucky, her upside down cake looked right side up and her tarts were exceedingly bland.

Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' ( set of instructions for making something from various ingredients) and 'anguish' (extreme pain, distress, or anxiety)

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