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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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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)

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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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Triptogasm

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Epoofany

whipspeak

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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Happyeverdisaster

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hap pee ever dis ast er

Sentence: Once upon a time, when your old flame turned up at our wedding, I knew that I would be marooned. She was not there as an invited guest, but a date for the bridegroom! And they lived happyeverdisaster...

Etymology: Wordplay opposite of Happily Ever After, the fairy tale ending...

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Disasterstanding

Created by: gabngar

Pronunciation: dis-as-ter-stand-ing

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Etymology: disaster+understanding

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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.

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Failpex

Created by: maddyclo

Pronunciation: fay-ull-pex

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Ohnoment

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: oh + no + ment

Sentence: I was doing inventory, counting thousands of widgets, when I realized that I'd missed an entire box and I'd have to start over.

Etymology: oh no + moment

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COMMENTS:

Great word Osomatic! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:14:00

petaj I like it too - petaj, 2007-05-17: 17:27:00

erasmus oh yes. this one I will use. - erasmus, 2007-05-18: 04:55:00

wish i had a vote left to use on this one... - iwasatripwire, 2007-05-18: 12:53:00

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Craptastrophy

Created by: SnatchRaffle

Pronunciation: Crap tas troh fee

Sentence: This shit show is a craptastrophy!

Etymology: Crap, catastrophy

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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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