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DEFINITION: v., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.
Verboticisms
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Voodooplicate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: voo/doo/pli/keyt
Sentence: The evil spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost and once again because of this mysterious voodooplication I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: voodoo + duplicate
Pairendipity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pare-en-dipp-uh-tee
Sentence: Feeling relief at finding his comfortable old coat he thought had been lost forever, Randal counted his blessings at the pairendipity of now having a brand new coat along with the old, comfortable one.
Etymology: Blend of pair and 'serendipity' (good fortune; luck)
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COMMENTS:
great word and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 09:13:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:18:00
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Gottwoman
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: got-two-man
Sentence: So you found it,to bad your a gottwoman now.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
slapsunagelpalupanormenclucion - looseball, 2007-10-30: 11:20:00
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Whiploss
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: i experienced whiploss when i found a condom in my wallet
Etymology:
Karmagotcha
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: kar-muh-gah-chuh
Sentence: Their boss was so nasty and mean to everyone in the office that they were gleeful when he came back from lunch with a new iPhone, just as Lost & Found made a karmagotcha call to tell him they'd found the one he'd lost.
Etymology: karma (fate; destiny resulting from one's actions) + gotcha (caught you)
Voodooplicate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: voo/doo/pli/keyt
Sentence: The spirits always conspire to voodooplicate the item I just purchased to replace the one I just lost. Because of this voodooplication, I seem to have two of everything I own.
Etymology: VOODOO - verb - from VOODOO (to act upon with magic; magical) + DUPLICATE (to make an exact copy of)
Postespialoss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: post es pi aloss
Sentence: Johnny was assaulted by a postespialoss and when his wife (didn't he knock her out, haul her to nowhere and put her in a locked chest six feet under the ground?) found him proposing to another woman.
Etymology: Post (after) & espial (taking notice of something) & loss (act or instance of losing)
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COMMENTS:
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-25: 13:18:00
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Repurchscover
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: ree perch scuh ver
Sentence: I couldn't find my earphones unti I repurchscovered them in the couch cushions, and now I have two.
Etymology: Repurchase (buy again) + discover (find, locate)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James