An action taken half by
accident, half
on purpose. Mostly used to cover error, but can be used in times of extreme
serendipity to brag.
Other usage: on purpodent, purpodental
EX 1
Joe: *trips while
trying to jump over a bench -
everyone laughs - he jumps up*
Mary: Nice bail Joe!
Jim: You okay?
Joe: Yeah, I did it purpodentally to make you laugh!
EX 2
Mary: *aiming for a target with her bow and arrow, shoots and misses the target, but hits the tree, knocking down a frisbee that's been stuck for 10 years*
Jim: You missed!
Joe:
Yeah but we got our frisbee back! SCORE!
Mary: Thanks, it was purpodental.