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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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Futilization
Created by: ldikarev
Pronunciation: fyoo til ee zation
Sentence: Moment of truth had come... and left, and nothing exploded. Feeling of futilization enveloped the somber group of would-be demolition men.
Etymology: futility +realization
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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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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Plightbulbmoment
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: plite-bulb-mo-mint
Sentence: Rising the next morning to find the ground covered in a thick white frost, Tom had a plightbulbmoment when he realized he'd have to replant his entire garden.
Etymology: lightbulb moment, plight
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COMMENTS:
If only Tom had stuck to planting freesias and daffodils. Those bulbs love a good cold spell. A frost won't blightbulbs. - petaj, 2007-05-17: 06:04:00
I'd surley save the artichokes! Good one! - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:40:00
surely* (correct spelling) - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:44:00
Great comment petaj! :-) I'd say that Tom is not the brightest bulb in the bed, but he's brilliant in every other way. He just needs to pay more attention to that whole "last frost date" thing. Toadstool - I didn't plant artichokes this year - I didn't get them started in time. However, it appears that I'm growing a healthy and abundant crop of whatever those cows ate. :-( I obviously lack "inshite". (Thanks for that word Galway!) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 06:57:00
wow Purple - it sounds like you live in an idyllic place with crops and plants and cows and interesting weather - kind of a hippie paradise with the internet - great word by the way - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:12:00
Yeah, it's pretty nice. I don't have any cows though - not enough land, but chickens aren't out of the question! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 11:08:00
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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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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)
Pirumorphken
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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Fiascognition
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: fee-AS-kog-NISH-uhn
Sentence: Dirk put down his stylus, clasping his head and sobbing in a state of paralyzing fiascognition. Those images of albino squirrels weren't gonna un-Photoshop themselves.
Etymology: fiasco + cognition
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COMMENTS:
This is just clever! - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:24:00
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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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Jackandjilt
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: jak and jilt
Sentence: Jill knew the moment she walked down the aisle that she was having second thoughts about marrying Jack. She was experiencing a jilty conscience, because she realized she didn't know Jack. So when she got up to altar, she decidsed to jackandjilt him. It would have worked better if he was actually there, but Jack had felt the same way and besides Jill would only be jillous of his beautiful wife and children!
Etymology: Jack (a small worthless amount;tool for exerting pressure or lifting) And Jilt (cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly;a woman who jilts a lover) & wordplay on Jack & Jill from fairy tales
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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