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congratudolences

congratudolences interjection: used to express congratulations and condolences simultaneously.

Interjection

  1. (humorous) Used to express congratulations and condolences simultaneously.
    • : And soon to be an eligible bachelor guy!
      Congratudolences, or whatever.1996 October 31, Dennis Monbourquette, “Re: DemoniK for hire”, in alt.1d (Usenet)

Noun

congratudolences pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, plural, plural-only) Simultaneous congratulations and condolences.
    • The place was crowded. It was crowded with men who knew Cass intimately. A score crowded commiseratingly around him. “Ise sayin’ tha’s a devil of a trick fo’ a feller's gal to do, Cass — run off an’ make ma’iage with another man!” Cass ducked and tried to get away. Bud Peaglar extended earnest...1918–1920, Octavus Roy Cohen, Come Seven, page 354
    • "When I have friends elected to the city council, I offer them congratudolences," Baenziger said.2005, Colin Baenziger, quoted in Mark Woods, “New Clay manager has his hands full”, in The Florida Times-Union, 2005 October 12

Origin of congratudolences

Blend of congratulations + condolences.

Questions about congratudolences

What does congratudolences mean?
Congratudolences means used to express congratulations and condolences simultaneously.
What part of speech is congratudolences?
Congratudolences can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near congratudolences in the dictionary

  1. congrates
  2. congrating
  3. congrats
  4. congratted
  5. congratting
  6. congratudolences
  7. congratufuckinglations
  8. congratufuckulations
  9. congratulable
  10. congratulant
  11. congratulants

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