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DEFINITION: v. To make the same mistake over and over again even though you know it's stupid. n. A compulsively repeated mistake.
Verboticisms
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Neuerrotic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik
Sentence: Joe was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic.
Etymology: NEUERROTIC - noun - from NEUROTIC (a person prone to anxiety and excessive repetitiveness)+ ERROR
Rebotchulate
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ree Botch u Late
Sentence: "One of my new year resoulutions for 2010 is to try not to rebotchulate this year, time to move on and succeed"
Etymology: recapitulate - To repeat in concise form botch - mistake
Reviate
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: REE-vee-eyt
Sentence: Gunther's proclivity to reviate was chief among the concerns of the local constabulary. No way was he being left alone with any more cadavers.
Etymology: re + deviate
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COMMENTS:
erk. don't want to speculate on this one. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 03:32:00
Was it him, or the cadavers, that made him neuerrotic? - Stevenson0, 2007-06-07: 08:52:00
blame the victim! it's not the cadavers' fault they're irresistible. - jadenguy, 2007-06-07: 09:09:00
Had they not been wearing so little... - Clayton, 2007-06-07: 18:15:00
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Redididit
Created by: couv78
Pronunciation: Re-did-did-it (roll the d's)
Sentence: He done it one more time again. He redididit? yeah.
Etymology: from the drunkenese - to repeat foolishly
Recerring
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree kehrring
Sentence: these hangovers were a recerring problem
Etymology: recurring erring
Dubbyafy
Created by: aussieleebee
Pronunciation: Dub-yuh-fy
Sentence:
Etymology: From the mishaps of president George "W" Bush.
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COMMENTS:
Right ON! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:25:00
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Compidiocy
Created by: Katoch
Pronunciation: com-PID-iocy
Sentence: With the police edging towards him and his friends, the pre-teen downed the alcohol as an act of compidiocy to hide the evidence.
Etymology: compulsive: Compelling: Enforces a need to take urgent action, usually an irational one. idiocy: Stupidity: Willful ignorance or unintelligence. Inacted together to form the somewhat cringeworthy yet humourous act of compidiocy.
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COMMENTS:
Cringeworthy ! Hahahahaha ! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 00:44:00
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Fauxcycle
Created by: elemon
Pronunciation: foh-sicle
Sentence: Maeve is totally caught in a dating fauxcycle -- have you seen her latest prize?
Etymology: faux (Fr: "faux pas" -- missed steps); OE: "cycle" -- go round and round)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Maeve's situation is farcicle. - petaj, 2007-06-07: 22:33:00
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Neuerrotic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: noo/err/rot/ik
Sentence: He was trapped in the cycle of compulsively repeating his mistakes over and over again. He was a classic neuerrotic. Etymology: neurotic + error
Etymology: neurotic + error
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy! ~ James
jadenguy - 2007-06-07: 08:49:00
I only made the word because I really wanted a word to use to describe this. In hindsight, I probably should have also tried to come up with one... This wont' be the last time that happens.
evan - 2008-07-30: 11:59:00
Uh, wouldn't this qualify as 'Addiction?'
Today's definition was suggested by jadenguy. Thank you jadenguy. ~ James
no word right now - but the drawing cracked me up again!!