congratudolences
congratudolences interjection: used to express congratulations and condolences simultaneously.
Interjection
- 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)
- : And soon to be an eligible bachelor guy!
Noun
congratudolences pl (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
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