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recombobulate

1. To put something back the way it was, or into proper working order
2. To gather one's thoughts or composure
1. After Jake broke his mom's lamp, he spent many hours with a hot glue gun to recombobulate it.
2. After Sue saw Benjamin without his shirt on, she had to take a moment to recombobulate herself before she could speak in full sentences again.
recombobulate by The Snood September 2, 2007
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recombobulate

to re-assemble one's self, after passing through TSA security at any major aiport
After passing through airport security, I needed to recombobulate my things.
recombobulate by JiminMilwaukee February 7, 2010

recombobulate

after falling over a carelessly misplaced chair after getting out of bed, i soon recombobulated after fully waking up.
recombobulate by fallenruby August 1, 2006

recombobulate

The need to breathe for a second after becoming discombobulated; the act of self-gathering after a moment of discombobulation. (Note--One can not recombobulate without first being discombobulated.)
She looked into his eyes and fell in love--then she shook her head in a feeble attempt to recombobulate before she actually spoke to him.
recombobulate by cletus'sgirl September 21, 2008

Recombobulate

Word used as a smartass filler when people are deliberately trying to get information out of you.
Person1: I want to know how to fix this transformer NOW! Are you a professional or not?
Person2: Well, if you check the circuit near the 2nd output you could see that the problem starts from here, now if you could just calculate the voltage coming from this end and place a resistor on both of these ends while blocking the nor gate from here all you have to do from there is recombobulate the whatchamacallit and it'll work just as intended.
Person1: ...Fuck you.
Recombobulate by Devawr April 3, 2011

recombobulate

What you need to do in order to become comboulated after becoming discombobulated.
My desk had become a mess so i decided I had to recombobulate in order to get some work done.
recombobulate by dennis fink July 11, 2007
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