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'I can't believe you forgot my birthday! Whaaa!'

DEFINITION: v. To remember those special personal events, like your spouse's birthday, or your wedding anniversary, while nevertheless forgetting to take appropriate action, like getting a gift, or a card, or flowers. n. A gift that was thought of, but not purchased.

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Annivapathy

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ann iv app a thee

Sentence: her annivapathy was designed to keep his self esteem within easy stamping distance.

Etymology: anniversary, apathy

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Flubiversary

Created by: mhankin

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Negligentimental

Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: Negg-leh-jent-teh-mehn-tull

Sentence: Bruce is a negligentimental husband, remembering his loving wife's birthdays and anniversaries while being unwilling to give her even a thoughtless gift for the occassions.

Etymology: negligent (lazily careless) + sentimental (a thought influenced by or proceeding from feeling or emotion)

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COMMENTS:

cute! But sad... - wordmeister, 2007-04-08: 10:48:00

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Theorecall

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌθiəˈɹikɑl/

Sentence: One can theorecall major events, which often results in lots of head-smacking and an inability to get sympathy from anyone, but it's also possible to theorecall simple things. For example, one might remember to go to the store but end up buying snacks instead of milk and eggs.

Etymology: From theoretical + recall

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Acentminded

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: A-suhnt-mahyn-did

Sentence: Paul had listened carefully to his girlfriend over the last year. He knew her shoe size, favorite color and the designer brand she wanted. He was just too acentminded to pull the trigger on the purchase, so he went with the standby bow around his genitals.

Etymology: A Cent - Absentminded

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Missedgiving

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: mist GIV ing

Sentence: Laura was anxious because her husband seemed to really be downplaying her upcoming birthday. She suspected that he thought that she wouldn't want attention brought to it, since it was her 40th. But she really wanted all the trappings - the big party, fancy jewelry, and maybe an expensive trip. She figured she deserved the attention! But she was starting to have some missedgivings....

Etymology: missed + misgivings

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COMMENTS:

mrskellyscl good word - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-23: 11:56:00

Excellent word! - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:42:00

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Noughtful

Created by: simoneshin

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Good potential...give us a sentence/etymology and you'll get more points! - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:45:00

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Indifferecall

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: in.diff.uh.re.call.

Sentence: Emily indifferecalled her boyfriend's birthday every year without fail.

Etymology: indifferent + recall

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Meminaction

ohwtepph

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: meh - mih - NAK - shuhn

Sentence: Sorry, I knew it was your birthday but meminaction took the better of me.

Etymology: Mem- from memo(ry) In- prefix indicating NOT Action

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Scornabration

Created by: hobodad

Pronunciation: scorn-abration

Sentence: the occasion of his birthday demanded some serious scornabration

Etymology: scorn/celebration

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 02:37:00
This definition is based on a fictional event. The fact that my dear and loving partner celebrated her birthday yesterday, is not related to this definition in anyway whatsoever. It is simply a coincidence. And, may I repeat, I did not forget her birthday. In fact, I thought of many gifts which I could have easily purchased for her. Thank you. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 08:13:00
So your partner got "Jamesed"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 09:59:00
I believe she was verbotomized. And I don't think she was too pleased with the procedure. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 11:12:00
That bad, huh? Well, an iron makes a useful gift, as it is the perfect size, shape, and weight to make good contact with the forgifter's cranium.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 13:26:00
Forgifter? What a wonderful merger of the words "foresight" and "gift". Clearly, I should be be forgiftgiven.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 15:31:00
Perhaps a bottle of fine whine with some aged cheesy excuses might work.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:51:00
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:53:00
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-08: 09:38:00
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-23: 00:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James