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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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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:
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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Alphoenixity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: al-FEE-niks-i-tee
Sentence: Alphoenixity began for Roxie on her wedding day when, standing at the closed doors of St John's Church in Phoenix, Arizona, she was told she should be at St John's Church in Phoenix, Oregon.
Etymology: The state of ALPHA: being the dawning, beginning or outset of awareness that the PHOENIX must rise from the ashes of what has been, or is about to be, destroyed. ITY: the state, quality of being, abnormality.
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COMMENTS:
Oh - now I get it - nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:38:00
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Demanifestation
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)
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
Redoomsday
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Ree-duems-day
Sentence: I had just finished numbering my paper from 1 - 3,000 when I knew a doomsday had hit... I had forgotten to write 13!
Etymology: Redo (to start over) + doomsday (a time of crisis or danger)
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COMMENTS:
you're obliously a number person ziggy41 - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:17:00
oops - I meant obviously - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:18:00
Captures it nicely - petaj, 2007-05-17: 17:26:00
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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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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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