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DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.
Verboticisms
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Realhorrolize
Created by: AlouattaPigra
Pronunciation: Reel hore oh lies
Sentence: Prince Daviidu's eyes opened wide in realhorrolization. "I realhorrolize it now, oh woe to the error in my stirde, to be abash of these things I've done is all that I can ask of you sweet shaman. . ." The wise wizard looked at his soul and said. "No."
Etymology: Realize + horror, aggulutinative
Visionerrory
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: viz - jun - err - or - ee
Sentence: Leticia became a visionerrory when she realized that her lifetime goal of completing her Master's Degree was not going to happen. Her professor had realized that Leticia plagiarized her final paper and it all came crashing down in a moment.
Etymology: visionary, error
Inshite
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: inch eyet
Sentence: her sudden burst of inshite was extremely painful to her, as was her mother's dose of itoldusoitis which came at almost exactly the same time.
Etymology: insight, in shite!
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COMMENTS:
What a coinshitence! - petaj, 2007-05-17: 06:07:00
No doubt leading to a state of blunderment. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 07:00:00
this word gets even better if you find yourself deep inshite - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:16:00
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Signifagaince
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: sig-nif-a-gance
Sentence: Jill just realized the signifagaince of the error in copying the subject of her college theses incorrectly. She has to start again, only having one day remaining till it's due.
Etymology: significant, an important moment/again, to do more then once.
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:19:00
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Sodbodge
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: sod-bodge
Sentence: Sally sodbodged when she realised she hadn't turned on her computer before typing her thesis. Can also be used as a curse word, e.g. "Oh sodbodge!"
Etymology: Combines 'sod', as in 'Oh, sod it!' and 'bodge', as in a mistake or to do something quickly without care or expertise.
Pingtitis
Created by: kensiesfate
Pronunciation: Ping-ty-tis
Sentence: a pingitus just hit me, I have to go, I am going to have to start over.
Etymology:
Bannsaboteur
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: ban-sab-at-er
Sentence: Sarah was so close to tying the knot with her darling John. If only her evil nemesis cousin hadn't turned up to the reading of the banns waving a copy of Sarah's current marriage certificate. I mean, she and Trevor hadn't seen each other for ages: it was a divorce in all but name. Couldn't her stupid bannsaboteur relative see that? And where was John, anyway?
Etymology: banns (public notice of forthcoming marriage) + saboteur (one who commits an act of destruction)
Ohnoment
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: oh + no + ment
Sentence: I was doing inventory, counting thousands of widgets, when I realized that I'd missed an entire box and I'd have to start over.
Etymology: oh no + moment
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COMMENTS:
Great word Osomatic! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:14:00
I like it too - petaj, 2007-05-17: 17:27:00
oh yes. this one I will use. - erasmus, 2007-05-18: 04:55:00
wish i had a vote left to use on this one... - iwasatripwire, 2007-05-18: 12:53:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: Osomatic and erasmus. Thank you Osomatic and erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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