Accidents
15 entries
alchollizhsion · ambertumbler · caclaustrophe · candihap · flumblecrash · gnurp · helskelelt · katronga · pingash · retrovort · sleeperscathe · slipscream · sparkplunge · toebang · upfall
alchollizhsion /ˈӕlkәˌlɪʒәn/
noun (plural alchollizhsions)
an accident involving a drunk driver.
[a blend of alcohol + collision.]
ambertumbler /ˈӕmbәˌtʌmblɛr/
noun (plural ambertumblers)
1. an egg roll.
2. a cautionary accident.
[from amber, in reference to the yolk + tumbler.]
caclaustrophe /kәˈklɔːstrәfiː/
noun (plural caclaustrophes)
a mining accident.
- caclaustrophic /ˌkӕklәsˈtrɒfɪk/ adjective
[a blend of catastrophe + claustrophobia.]
candihap /ˈkӕndiˌhӕp/
noun (plural candihaps)
a happy accident.
Proxynonym: upfall
[a blend of candy + mishap.]
flumblecrash /ˈflʌmbәlˌkrӕʃ/
noun (plural flumblecrashes)
a crash caused by a flumble.
[from Hoptanglish flumble + crash.]
gnurp /nәːp/
verb (transitive or intransitive) (gnurped, gnurps, gnurping, gnurpel; agent noun gnurper (plural gnurpers))
to accidentally bite an item of cutlery while eating.
- gnurpulation /ˌnәːpjʊˈleɪʃәn/ noun
[derivation uncertain; perhaps a variant of nip, or a reversal of Hoptanglish prung.]
helskelelt /ˈhɛlskәˌlɛlt/
noun (plural helskelelts)
a crash involving two or more cyclists.
[a blend of helter-skelter + Greek σκελετός 'bicycle frame'.]
katronga /kәˈtrɒŋɡә/
noun (plural katrongas)
a happy accident.
Cross-references: candihap
[a blend of cat + wrong.]
pingash /ˈpɪnɡӕʃ/
noun (plural pingashes)
a sewing accident.
[from pin + gash.]
retrovort /ˈrɛtrәʊˌvɔːt/
verb (intransitive) (retrovorted, retrovorts, retrovorting, retrovortel; agent noun retrovorter (plural retrovorters))
1. to accidentally walk into a one-way revolving door the wrong way.
noun (plural retrovorts)
2. someone who does this.
- retrovortion /ˌrɛtrәʊˈvɔːʃәn/ noun
[from retro- + vortex.]
sleeperscathe /ˈsliːpәˌskeɪð/
noun (plural sleeperscathes)
an accident suffered by a sleepwalker.
[from sleeper + scathe.]
slipscream /ˈslipskriːm/
noun (plural slipscreams)
a hilarious accident.
[from slip + scream.]
sparkplunge /ˈspɑːkplʌnʤ/
noun (plural sparkplunges)
1. a shooting star.
Synonym: brimble(2.), pyrostreaker
2. a failure so spectacular that it makes the failer famous.
- sparkplungular /spɑːkˈplʌnʤjʊlә/ adjective
[from spark + plunge.]
toebang /ˈtәʊbӕŋ/
noun (plural toebangs)
an entertaining accident.
[from toe + bang.]
upfall /ˈʌpfɔːl/
noun (plural upfalls)
an accident that turns out to be fortuitous.
Proxynonym: candihap
[from up + fall.]