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DEFINITION: n., That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there's nothing left but grease stains. v. intr., To sit in front of an empty pizza box and sulk.
Verboticisms
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Oilofoyvey
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oyl/of/oy/vey
Sentence: He suffered pangs of oilofoyvey when he discovered nothing but a slick of grease in the empty pizza box.
Etymology: oil + oy vey (an exclamation of dismay or exasperation)+ oil of olay
Pieletdown
Created by: apeavy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After my sweet party, I experienced a major case of pieletdown when I got the munchies.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I like this and sounds like "pilot down" - hope there wasn't an air disaster - petaj, 2007-11-13: 02:11:00
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Sicilyearn
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: si-CIL-yern
Sentence: Discovering the box empty, Jason was overcome with a heavy sense of Sicilyearn.
Etymology: Sicilian, yearn
Lamentaroni
Created by: comborracha
Pronunciation: la-ment-ah-roh-nee
Sentence: Jim had nothing but lamentaroni for dinner last night; his roomates swooped on the pizza as quickly as it arrived.
Etymology: lament+pepperoni (originator of the grease)
Pizzapointment
Created by: babypee
Pronunciation: peet-za-poynt-ment
Sentence: I felt huge pizzapointment when I opened the box and there was nothing there
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:50:00
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Sulkawomp
Created by: BigKP
Pronunciation: soul-ka-womp
Sentence: When I found the pizza box to be empty, all I could do was sulkawomp.
Etymology:
Depressizza
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: duh-press-eet-zah
Sentence: To quell his depressizza he settled for a take out calzone instead.
Etymology: depress (sad) + pizza
Slumpizzad
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: slum-pee-sad
Sentence: I avoided a complete slumpizzad when I returned home by actually eating the boxes. The cardboard had absorbed all the pizza juices, but it was still flaky and crispy. So, I popped it in the microwave for 30 seconds, and it was delicious!
Etymology: slump + pizza + sad
Deepdishfunk
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Deep-dish-funk
Sentence: Megan rolled over, hit the snooze button, and began to roll into the cool part of the pillow when she noticed the pizza box still behind the clock from last night's "discussion" with Andy, and she thought about how great a greasy cold slice of triple Italian sausage would be right now, so she flipped the lid up on the box, only to discover the orange drainage amalgam of sausage grease and pizza sauce, but nary a remaining slice, and decided that she would have to start the day in a deepdishfunk.
Etymology: Deep dish: a common reference to Sicilian or Chicago-style pizza that is cooked in a deep pizza pan + Funk: an emotional frame of mind a few steps further than the common malaise.
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00
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Comments:
On the menu today: Digiornomore Hawhine Sicilyearn Pepperawwni
wordmeister - 2007-11-13: 09:47:00
Sounds like a pizza box full of dashed dreams...
Dadgummit! This would've gotten my vote. Good one.