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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.
Verboticisms
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Lamentaroni
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)
Donwan
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: don - wan
Sentence: Jake sat beside the empty pizza box, hungover and now feling donwan as well.
Etymology: donwan a play on don (head of Mafia family) and Don Juan.
Tenebrificatiouspizzomission
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
Crustfallen
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: crust-fall-en
Sentence: Jeremy came in hungry after canvassing in nearby neighborhoods all morning. He was crustfallen when he went through not one, not two, not 17, but all 23 pizza boxes at the campaign volunteer center only to find some picked-off olives and crumpled-up napkins. So crustfallen was he that he stripped off his candidate flair and defected to the other candidate, who did not have as many volunteers but had way more pizza.
Etymology: Crestfallen: "Sad because of a recent disappointment" altered to incorporate crust, as in pizza crust.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00
Love it...you got my vote. - Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:32:00
Super special! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:59:00
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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
Deepdishfunk
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Deep-dish-funk
Sentence: Megan rolled over, hit the snooze button, and began to roll into the cool part of the pillow when she noticed the pizza box still behind the clock from last night's "discussion" with Andy, and she thought about how great a greasy cold slice of triple Italian sausage would be right now, so she flipped the lid up on the box, only to discover the orange drainage amalgam of sausage grease and pizza sauce, but nary a remaining slice, and decided that she would have to start the day in a deepdishfunk.
Etymology: Deep dish: a common reference to Sicilian or Chicago-style pizza that is cooked in a deep pizza pan + Funk: an emotional frame of mind a few steps further than the common malaise.
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00
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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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Pizzapiening
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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Utozza
Created by: haptotrope
Pronunciation: EWe Toh-Zah
Sentence: The overwhelming feeling of utozza washed over him, as he understood that there was no pizza in Schrodingers box, and that like utopia means no-place, there was no pizza either.
Etymology: Utopia + Pizza
Comments:
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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.