Meanings
- humorousUsed 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)
- humorouspluralplural onlySimultaneous congratulations and condolences.
2005, Colin Baenziger, quoted in Mark Woods, “New Clay manager has his hands full”, in The Florida Times-Union, 2005 October 12, "When I have friends elected to the city council, I offer them congratudolences," Baenziger said.
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1918–1920, Octavus Roy Cohen, Come Seven, page 354, 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 congratudolences. “Bet I woul’n’t stan’ fo’ it if’n I was you, Cass.”
Origin
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congratudolences. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congratudolences
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