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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.
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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
Debbicle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: DEB-eh-cul
Sentence: As Debbie strove in her usual haphazard fashion to plan her wedding things quickly began to unravel as everything she had in mind conflicted with other folks plans. No matter how much detail she tried to attend to, she soon found herself in yet another Debbicle, and was forced to face up to yet another of her self inflicted disasters.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'Debbie' (a woman's name) and 'debacle' (n. a complete failure : fiasco)
Recrap
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: re-krap
Sentence: Lets recrap shall we? You thought you could start a llama farm in Manhattan...?
Etymology: recap (go over) + crap (expression of dissatisfaction)
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
Sucksessless
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: suks ses les
Sentence: Everything was perfect on her perfect day. The garden setting for the nuptials was gorgeous;the weather perfect;the 500 guests waiting excitedly. Cara was dressed like a fairy princess, ready to dazzler everyone. Then the bubble burst. Just seconds before she was to walk down the aisle, she got a call from her beloved fiance, Milo. He told her he was not coming and the wedding was off. Stunned, she asked him why he had gone this far,but now could not attend their dream wedding. "I am as upset as you", he said, "But I cannot come today...my wife won't let me!" "Aaaaaagh"! she cried as she tossed the phone into the fountain...why was she dogged with such a sucksessless history? This was the fourth guy in a row who had stood her up at the altar! Always almost a bride, never a bridesmaid.
Etymology: Sucks (used to express disappointment, contempt, or derision) & Success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose) & Less (lacking;lower in quality)
Uthoeitis
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: ut-oh-itis
Sentence: As she waited alone at the Alter, she realized she was experiencing uthoeitis.
Etymology:
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.
Snafool
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)
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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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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