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'What do you mean, you're not coming?'

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.

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Qualmflash

Created by: Filthy

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Sentence: Amy had been planning to attend law school in the Fall, but after spending some time with actual lawyers during her internship, she began having doubts. Ha. Doubt is actually not the best way to describe it. It was more like a qualmflash--she suddenly saw the connection between all the uneasy feelings that had striken her during the semester; she would never be comfortable with the mores governing a law firm.

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Eurekill

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: you-ree-kill

Sentence: My eurekill came when I realized that the problem I was solving relied on gravity pointing upward.

Etymology: eureka + kill

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Failpex

Created by: maddyclo

Pronunciation: fay-ull-pex

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Collapsiphany

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /kəˌlæpˈsɪfəni/

Sentence: As the hard drive made a grinding noise and the faint but unmistakable smell of an electrical fire began emanating from the case, I suffered a collapsiphany.

Etymology: From collapse + epiphany

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Snafool

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: snaˈfoōl

Sentence: Tom knew it was a mistake to let his brother-in-law Cletis get involved in the house he was building but his wife had insisted. Now with it almost completed and a tear-down order order from the city in hand Cletis (I*ll take care of all the permits and inspections) was nowhere to be found. Tom was left to play the part of the snafool.

Etymology: snafu (in utter confusion or chaos - acronym from situation normal: all f*ed up) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person)

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Opsistance

zrotv

Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: ŏp-zĭs'təns

Sentence: after talking all night, expending my entire evening with this fellow, I realized i was in total opsistance with this person. Hopefully tomorrow would bring a new light.

Etymology: Oops (or oppose) + existence

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Devastartion

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: DEV-a-start-shun

Sentence: When I found that the turkey had burned to total blackness - that was when the devastartion sank in... out I went to buy a new turkey.

Etymology: A play on the word DEVESTATION - only with the word 'START' replacing the STAT in the middle to reference starting over.

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Despereka

Created by: pungineer

Pronunciation: dez/pear/eek/ah

Sentence: Eminent plumbing historian Prof. Desmond Shirt's whole being shuddered as the moment of despereka hit him. His long awaited action packed novel 'The History of Public Conveniences' was back from the publishers and they or he hadn't spotted the misspelling of his surname - the most important consonant was missing...

Etymology: A prefix of root of despair/desperation added to eureka! to make it an antonym

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COMMENTS:

What a moving experience for the Professor...he must have been scared shirtless... - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 07:32:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:47:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:54:00

that must have caused quite a stink - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:42:00

Did he write his novel in Desperanto? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:25:00

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Demanifestation

hooterbug

Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: de-măn'ə-fĕ-stā'shən

Sentence: Today was the 1 year Anniversary of Polly's demanifestation. This time last year, her Groom to be decided that a last minute sky-dive over the bayou was a good idea. Needless to say, the Gator won. At least she had new croc-pumps to remember her poor Jack with.

Etymology: "De" (absent,seperate) + Man (male humanoid) + "manifestation" (An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something)

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Pirumorphken

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pirra-MORPH-ken

Sentence: Hank E. Dorey had a pirumorphken then started over on his last will and testament when it became clear that his estate would all go to Helena Handbarskett .

Etymology: pirum (latin for pear) + morph (shape) + ken (scottish for know)

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COMMENTS:

you get my vote for sheer efort! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-17: 05:53:00

petaj - I think you could easily create your own language, like Tolkien - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:15:00

I agree. You're a great writer, petaj! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 12:00:00

It's so satisfying to say - all those plosives. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 14:36:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-17: 01:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: Osomatic and erasmus. Thank you Osomatic and erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-02: 00:11:00
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James

CharlieB CharlieB - 2011-04-21: 03:25:00
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