Verboticisms

Created by: gazissax

Pronunciation: grees-greef

Sentence: His disappointment at her not arriving for the date recollected to him the greasegrief he'd felt at breakfast.

Etymology: grease - slimy stuff exuded by cooking meat; grief - a feeling of loss

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: si-CIL-yern

Sentence: Discovering the box empty, Jason was overcome with a heavy sense of Sicilyearn.

Etymology: Sicilian, yearn

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Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: peet-suh-doh

Sentence: An intense feeling of pizzadoh swept over Tom when he discovered the empty box left on the table by his roommate, Mike. But the feeling was not to last long, Pappa John's was on his speed dial.

Etymology: Pizza: A baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, or olives. + Doh: A term uttered by Homer Simpson when something goes wrong.

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COMMENTS:

Now that gave me a good laugh! Very clever. - Tigger, 2007-11-12: 02:04:00

Mee too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-12: 15:56:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: mell-en-coy-lee

Sentence: as i opened the box and saw nothing but a greasy stain i became quite melancoily

Etymology: melancholy, oily

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-12: 15:36:00

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Created by: comborracha

Pronunciation: la-ment-ah-roh-nee

Sentence: Jim had nothing but lamentaroni for dinner last night; his roomates swooped on the pizza as quickly as it arrived.

Etymology: lament+pepperoni (originator of the grease)

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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)

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Created by: looseball

Pronunciation:

Sentence: After sweeping the floor and taking out the trash washing the car,I sit down to a boxahnot- you people are sick.

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Created by: Kevcom

Pronunciation: ten-i(t)-bri(t)-fi(t)-cae-shus-pee-zo-mish-shun

Sentence: Uncle George: 235 pounds, 5,7', pot-bellied, overweight 40-something dad who eats only delivery pizza, finds himself today with an empty box, his own face depressed, and a taciturn emotion towards the devoid pizza slice(s).

Etymology: tenebrific (cheerless/depressing) + pizza + omission

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: pee-tsuh-PYE-nihng

Sentence: Alex's pizzapiening echoed his sorrow over the date who had walked out on him after having eaten the last piece of pizza eight days ago.

Etymology: pizza pie + pining

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COMMENTS:

Edited to make it clearer and less regional. - mplsbohemian, 2007-11-12: 12:41:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: oyl/of/oy/vey

Sentence: He suffered pangs of oilofoyvey when he discovered nothing but a slick of grease in the empty pizza box.

Etymology: oil + oy vey (an exclamation of dismay or exasperation)+ oil of olay

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