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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
Signifagaince
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: sig-nif-a-gance
Sentence: Jill just realized the signifagaince of the error in copying the subject of her college theses incorrectly. She has to start again, only having one day remaining till it's due.
Etymology: significant, an important moment/again, to do more then once.
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:19:00
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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)
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:
Miscalculization
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mis-cal-cu-li-za-tion
Sentence: The miscalculization happened just as I hit the "send" button. I glanced at the figures and saw that not only was the final budget incorrect, but I had mistakenly sent the report to my boyfriend instead of my supervisor. I wondered where I had sent the "special" photo that was supposed to go to my boyfriend.
Etymology: miscalculation: to count or estimate incorrectly; an error in judgement + realization: to understand clearly and distinctly
Eslipphany
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: ee/slip/fanny
Sentence: It was a major eslipphany when the fax machine ate the document that he was supposed to be scanning
Etymology: epiphany + slip
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:47:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-05-18: 04:23:00
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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
Gaffevelation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Gaff - veh - LAY - shun
Sentence: Miranda experienced a major gaffevelation when she realized too late that she'd given the caterers, the other vendors and the auditorium managers the wrong date for the huge party.
Etymology: Blend of gaffe and revelation
Qualmflash
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation:
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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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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