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'Oh no!'

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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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.

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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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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)

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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

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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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great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00

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Depizzeression

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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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good choice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00

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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.

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Pizzadoh

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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Dyspizzia

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: diss/peet/zia

Sentence: Deep dish dyspizzia set in when he opened the pizza pizza box and found only crusts (his least favourite bit).

Etymology: dyspepsia + pizza

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Greasegrief

gazissax

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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Comments:

petaj petaj - 2007-11-13: 02:15:00
On the menu today: Digiornomore Hawhine Sicilyearn Pepperawwni

wordmeister - 2007-11-13: 09:47:00
Sounds like a pizza box full of dashed dreams...

zxvasdf zxvasdf - 2008-10-09: 21:21:00
Dadgummit! This would've gotten my vote. Good one.