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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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Pizzaster

Created by: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: pizz-ass-ter

Sentence: After a night of frivolity and debauchery, Congolia was looking forward to a breakfast of leftover party food, but found only pizzaster when she opened the Domino's box.

Etymology: pizza (ubiquitous food of teenagers and harried moms everywhere) +disaster (a catastrophe or really, really bad thing)

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COMMENTS:

great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:51:00

Poor Congolia she should volunteer for the Pizzaster Relief Fund! - Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:27:00

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Pizzadoh

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Pee-tza-dow

Sentence: Simon opened the pizza box from the night before, only to find he had already eaten the whole lot. 'Oh pizzadoh' he exclaimed 'I just fancied some of that for my breakfast, now I'll just have to have boring toast instead.

Etymology: Pizza(an Italian dish consisting of a flat,round dough base,baked with a topping of tomato. + Doh(an expression used originally by Homer Simpson when things are not going his way) + Dough(Base of a pizza) = Pizzadoh

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COMMENTS:

nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:50:00

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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.