I often make up new words and claim them as my own little ingenious creations. Here I share my latest word invention and illustrate how it came to be…
Frustration: frus.tra.tion (n)
1 : a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs
2 : something that frustrates
~~~Webster’s New World Dictionary
which send you into a…
Funk: funk (n)
1 : a cowering or flinching through fear; panic
2 : a low depressed mood
~~~Webster’s New World Dictionary
which then causes…
Funkstration: funk.stra.tion (n)
1 : when frustration leads one into a funk
2 : the state of being caused by fear, which then leads to a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness
~~~The Dictionary of Ali-isms
If you find yourself in a funkstration do not despair! It will usually pass quicky through meditation and indulging oneself in an order of french fries.
When i go to prison, i am going to be sure and bring the OED with me. There is nothing so fascinating and engaging as words.
But i thought a Funkstration was more about being stuck in a place where your idea no longer matches with reality… and so, you are stuck, frustrated in a funk.
funny thing is that all you need (most of the time) is to get funky and let it all go…
the refeshing splash of the funky dance, and the kinky groove will set you free, delivering new eyes and, we hope, a more accurate view of the landscape.
and you will be liberated.
: )
s.
Yes, that is the 3rd definition…each person’s funkstration feels unique and personal to them, yes?
In one at the moment. Plan bike ride to leave it else where.
Here is another word for you, care of my brother: vomitosious – vo-mit-TOE-shus – to feel nauseated. For example, “After a long night of drinking tequila shots at the ‘Round-Up, Amanda was hanging over the toilet, feeling vomitosious.”