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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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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
Realistation
Created by: numinous
Pronunciation: ree-uh-luh-stey-shuh n
Sentence: Being that he hated conversing with others, the realistation that pursuing communications as an academic major was a major mistake hit him like a ton of bricks.
Etymology: realize (to become immediately aware of) + devastation (the act of destroying; devastated state)
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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Oopsidoozy
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: oops-i-doo-zee
Sentence: "Oopsidoozy", said President Bush. "I would like a do-over on the Iraq war if that's ok"
Etymology:
Sisyphuc
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: SIS i fuk
Sentence: It was 3am. Somehow, the warning "This Action Cannot Be Undone" failed to penetrate. In one sisyphuc, by clicking "Revert to Saved," John effectively erased half of his thesis.
Etymology: From the myth of Sisyphus, forced eternally to roll the same big rock up the same big hill. Clayton's comment inspired me to alter the word (from sisyphstant) - not sure about the ethics of such a move, but we could consider it etymological evolution?
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COMMENTS:
Hard to pronounce, but Camus would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:50:00
sisyphuc would be easier to say, wouldn't it? And perhaps more expressive. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 17:03:00
Nice one. Just glad for the ph spelling instead of f. - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:26:00
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Stunveilment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: stun/vale/ment
Sentence: She was in a complete state of shock when she realized the most important element of her dream wedding was missing - her shoes!
Etymology: unveilment (revelation) + stun (shock)
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COMMENTS:
Good one jabber! - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:46:00
(you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 10:49:00
oh no!! I've been Elvised - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 12:35:00
This word is 261% perfect, trust me I calculated it... I'm a number person ;) - ziggy41, 2007-05-17: 15:22:00
Percent... cent... penny... In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs... There ya go Jabber. You've been Beatled as well! :-) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:57:00
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Epiphankneed
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: e-pi-fa-need
Sentence: Nano-seconds after the cell phone call from her fiance Brian, while her carefully chosen processional music loomed from the interior of the church, Penny felt the strangest sensation. Its beginning, as her face began to flush, reminded her somewhat of the time she had taken too much niacin. Following this was the awareness that her life was not going to go as so meticulously planned. The thought-sensations, which had begun in her pineal gland, travelled down her spine and into her legs which bent immediately. Her lovely bouquet of almost-mauve roses flew from her hand. There she lay, prostrate before the stunned, but strategically assembled, wedding party. She had been ephipankneed right on the steps of the church.
Etymology: From epiphany, meaning a moment of sudden and great revelation + knee, a verb, meaning to reduce someone to a state of weakness
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:44:00
I live for comments! - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 15:46:00
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Epoofany
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: i-poof-uh-nee
Sentence: And in that moment, in a sudden epoofany, Kim acknowledged that Don preferred men.
Etymology: epiphany: a sudden intuitive perception or realization + poof!: used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance
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COMMENTS:
poof positive - Nosila, 2009-12-03: 01:39:00
wonderfully clever - mweinmann, 2009-12-03: 08:50:00
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Enblightenment
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: en-BLI-ten-ment
Sentence: The note from her fiancé saying "I'm so sorry" led to Fiona's enblightenment - two hours before her wedding was to go ahead.
Etymology: enlightenment (state of understanding) + blight (plague or curse)
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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