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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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Stunveilment

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: stun/vale/ment

Sentence: She was in a complete state of shock when she realized the most important element of her dream wedding was missing - her shoes!

Etymology: unveilment (revelation) + stun (shock)

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COMMENTS:

Good one jabber! - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:46:00

(you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 10:49:00

oh no!! I've been Elvised - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 12:35:00

This word is 261% perfect, trust me I calculated it... I'm a number person ;) - ziggy41, 2007-05-17: 15:22:00

Percent... cent... penny... In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs... There ya go Jabber. You've been Beatled as well! :-) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:57:00

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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)

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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:

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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.

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Sisyphuc

Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: SIS i fuk

Sentence: It was 3am. Somehow, the warning "This Action Cannot Be Undone" failed to penetrate. In one sisyphuc, by clicking "Revert to Saved," John effectively erased half of his thesis.

Etymology: From the myth of Sisyphus, forced eternally to roll the same big rock up the same big hill. Clayton's comment inspired me to alter the word (from sisyphstant) - not sure about the ethics of such a move, but we could consider it etymological evolution?

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COMMENTS:

Hard to pronounce, but Camus would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:50:00

sisyphuc would be easier to say, wouldn't it? And perhaps more expressive. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 17:03:00

Nice one. Just glad for the ph spelling instead of f. - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:26:00

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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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Uthoeitis

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: ut-oh-itis

Sentence: As she waited alone at the Alter, she realized she was experiencing uthoeitis.

Etymology:

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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

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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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Failpex

Created by: maddyclo

Pronunciation: fay-ull-pex

Sentence:

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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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