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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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Hawhine

petaj

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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Pizzaster

Created by: MithrilShadow

Pronunciation: pēt-zas-tər

Sentence: Hungry, Jason waded through the room full of people to the pizza box, however when he opened them, they were empty. What a pizzaster!

Etymology: Pizza: a dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked. Disaster: a sudden or great misfortune or failure

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COMMENTS:

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-12: 15:56:00

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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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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)

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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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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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Deepdishpression

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: deep-dysh-pre-shun

Sentence: Mark sat in from of the empty Domino's box with a look of deepdispression on his face as he licked the last remaining crumbs from the empty box. Next time he won't be late for dinner.

Etymology: deep dish (popular pizza style, particularly in Chicago) + depression

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Depizzeression

zxvasdf

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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Lamentapizza

Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: la-men-ta-piz-za

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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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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.