Verboticism: Horriditary

'You'd think they'd learn...'

DEFINITION: v. To be angry and disappointed (and secretly embarrassed) when your children grow up to make the same foolish mistakes that you did. n. The emotion parents feel when they see their children make the same mistakes they did.

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Horriditary

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: hor/id/i/tary

Sentence: When the Whooples many years later saw the raucus repercussions of their ripsnorting romp in the hollyfuds one fine evening during the merry month of May, they realized only too well the impolite implications of horriditary.

Etymology: horrid + heriditary

Points: 707

Comments: Horriditary

erasmus - 2007-01-17: 11:10:00
oh yes. very good.

wordmeister - 2007-01-17: 23:57:00
Yes quippingqueen! Very good!