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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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Dunderchild
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dəndərchīld
Sentence: It*s no wonder Joe is embarrassed by his dunderchild. After all, Junior has inherited almost everything he knows from his nincompop.
Etymology: dunderhead (a stupid person) + child (a son or daughter)
Parentshame
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PAR-ent-shame
Sentence: When my son Trent called me from the drunk tank, I knew the bitter tang of parentshame.
Etymology: parent + shame
Dumbkins
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: dum-kins
Sentence: Mom knitted Dad and there 2 dumbkins each a pair of four fingured gloves. Like Dad, none of his sons mastered the use of the chainsaw.
Etymology: dumb/as in not too smart. Kins/ the kids
Parentlament
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pah-RENT-la-ment
Sentence: Randy and Sandy are typical parents who share with each other a great deal of parentlament when their kids ignore good advice and make the same mistakes they themselves made as teens.
Etymology: Blend of 'parent' (a father or mother) and 'lament' (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)
Pedisgrace
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'ped-is-"grAs/
Sentence: "Big" Tony Goldblatt was pedisgraced to see his daughter follow in his footsteps and become a hitperson.
Etymology: From pedigree + disgrace
Babyblooper
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: bay/bee/blu/per
Sentence: The child of a baby boomer often ends up as a babyblooper, making the same mistakes as his or her parents over and over again
Etymology: baby boomer + blooper
Paediono
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: pee-dee-oh no!
Sentence: "I have a feeling young Alex flunked his exams; there was definitely an air of paediono when I passed Geoff on the drive just now ... "
Etymology: from paediatric, (relating to care of children) + 'oh no! ....'
Despawndent
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: de-sporn-dent
Sentence: His offspring invoked a great despawndency in him, when they ignored his experienced advice to not have children.
Etymology: despondent (sadness) + spawn (offspring)
