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DEFINITION: n., That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there's nothing left but grease stains. v. intr., To sit in front of an empty pizza box and sulk.
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Slumpizzad
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: slum-pee-sad
Sentence: I avoided a complete slumpizzad when I returned home by actually eating the boxes. The cardboard had absorbed all the pizza juices, but it was still flaky and crispy. So, I popped it in the microwave for 30 seconds, and it was delicious!
Etymology: slump + pizza + sad
Chagricciosa
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Shah-GREE-Khee-OH-sa
Sentence: Upon opening the fridge door and finding the pizza box empty Bob, hating himself for having slept till noon, accepted that all things come to those who wait, especially disapizzament and chagricciosa.
Etymology: Bland of Chagrin: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment, melancholiness or humiliation. & capricciosa: a popular type of pizza.
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Mustang, 2008-10-09: 05:17:00
nice - best said with an Italian accent - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00
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Hawhine
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Hawaiian
Sentence: Lottie fell into hawhine when all she could see in the box was a few pineapply fibres stuck together with coagulated cheese. After months of Gourmandgo, she had ordered this Hawaiian pizza to eat in a normal fashion, only to find that it had been snaffled. The only consolation was to crumplunder around the carton.
Etymology: Haiwaiian (pizza characterised by chunks of pineapple and ham) + whine (a whingy noise made by someone suffering)
Digiornomourn
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-JOOR-no-morn
Sentence: When Brad opened each of the pizza boxes from the party of the night before and found them all empty all he could do is sit and look at the empty boxes, salivate from the tantalizing fragrances coming from within and digiornomourn with alligator tears leaking from his eyes.
Etymology: Blend of DiGiorno (pizza brand) and mourn
Pepperawwni
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pepper + aww + nee
Sentence: I was looking forward to some cold pizza for breakfast, so I was disappointed to have a moment of pepperawwni when I actually opened the box.
Etymology: pepperoni + aww
Sulkawomp
Created by: BigKP
Pronunciation: soul-ka-womp
Sentence: When I found the pizza box to be empty, all I could do was sulkawomp.
Etymology:
Slicelack
Created by: yaelash
Pronunciation:
Sentence: he got home from work and his nose sensed the cheerful smell of warm fresh pizza. but when he finally reached the box, he felt the worst slicelack ever, finding out there was none left for him.
Etymology: slice + lack, meaning lack of slices.
Disapizzament
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dis-uh-PEET-suh-ment
Sentence: Upon opening the fridge door and finding the empty pizza box Bob, hating himself for having slept till noon, accepted that all things come to him who waits, especially disapizzament.
Etymology: Blend of disappointment(state of frustated expectations)& pizza
Pizzappointment
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: pēt'sə-point'mənt
Sentence: Even though Sean had forked out four dollars for his share of the pizza he and the guys had ordered to eat during halftime, he'd chosen a bad time to visit the bathroom, and when he returned, the only thing he found was a box full of pizzapointment. He just sat there staring at the grease stains on the cardboard, utterly crustfallen.
Etymology: pizza (Italian, var. pitta - a flatbread) + disappointment - to fail to fulfill expectations (fr. late Middle English/French, desappointer)
Depizzeression
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: De piz zeres sion
Sentence: A deep depizzeression shrouded Tom when he discovered that the pizza box in the fridge was empty. Depizzerate for oodles of cheese, he decided to spend the last of his gas money on a order of pizza.
Etymology: Depression (the condition of feeling sad or despondent) & pizza (popular food item)
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COMMENTS:
good choice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00
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Comments:
On the menu today: Digiornomore Hawhine Sicilyearn Pepperawwni
wordmeister - 2007-11-13: 09:47:00
Sounds like a pizza box full of dashed dreams...
Dadgummit! This would've gotten my vote. Good one.