comeuppance

One of my favorite words is comeuppance. The definition given by our dictionary is, "A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just desserts." It's actually a very recent word made up in modern english, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. One of my friends said he always though it was come-up-ins. Alas, it is not spelled that way. I've had many people question me on the existance of this word, but they're all wrong! I like this word because for some reason it gratifies my mouth to say.