Verboticism: Pizzamessto

'Oh no!'

DEFINITION: That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there's nothing left but grease stains.

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Pizzamessto

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: "peeza/messto": just as it sounds

Sentence: He longed for some relief from his pangs of "pizzamessto" not to mention his angst about the tomato stains on his new T-shirt.

Etymology: "pizzamessto": 1935, from It. "pizza", originally from a cake, tart or pie of uncertain origin that leaves an oily residue akin to a "mess" on a plate or cardboard box after having been consumed by a glee-challenged, gluttonous person

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