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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
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COMMENTS:
Took me a minute -followed by a big goofy laugh on my part! - libertybelle, 2007-11-12: 13:53:00
Took me a little longer:100/100 for inventiveness! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-12: 15:55:00
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Digiornomourn
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: deh-JOOR-no-morn
Sentence: When Brad opened each of the pizza boxes from the party of the night before and found them all empty all he could do is sit and look at the empty boxes, salivate from the tantalizing fragrances coming from within and digiornomourn with alligator tears leaking from his eyes.
Etymology: Blend of DiGiorno (pizza brand) and mourn
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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Hawhine
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Hawaiian
Sentence: Lottie fell into hawhine when all she could see in the box was a few pineapply fibres stuck together with coagulated cheese. After months of Gourmandgo, she had ordered this Hawaiian pizza to eat in a normal fashion, only to find that it had been snaffled. The only consolation was to crumplunder around the carton.
Etymology: Haiwaiian (pizza characterised by chunks of pineapple and ham) + whine (a whingy noise made by someone suffering)
Pitipie
Created by: Floatzilla
Pronunciation: Pity Pie
Sentence: Overcome with pitipie Josh stared longingly at the oil spider that signified the absence of pizza.
Etymology: Pity + Pizza Pie
Pepperawwni
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pepper + aww + nee
Sentence: I was looking forward to some cold pizza for breakfast, so I was disappointed to have a moment of pepperawwni when I actually opened the box.
Etymology: pepperoni + aww
Deepdishpression
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: deep-dysh-pre-shun
Sentence: Mark sat in from of the empty Domino's box with a look of deepdispression on his face as he licked the last remaining crumbs from the empty box. Next time he won't be late for dinner.
Etymology: deep dish (popular pizza style, particularly in Chicago) + depression
Disapizzament
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dis-uh-PEET-suh-ment
Sentence: Upon opening the fridge door and finding the empty pizza box Bob, hating himself for having slept till noon, accepted that all things come to him who waits, especially disapizzament.
Etymology: Blend of disappointment(state of frustated expectations)& pizza
Boxahnot
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After sweeping the floor and taking out the trash washing the car,I sit down to a boxahnot- you people are sick.
Etymology:
Dominomore
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dämə nō môr
Sentence: Alvin was having a bout of remorsel. One moment he felt like the king of pies. The next he was Dominomore. He was so busy watching the game that he didn't pay attention to the fact that he was scarfing down the final slice. He usually took a moment savor the last bite but now it was gone. He tried to make himself feel better by picking off a mushroom that was stuck on the lid but it didn't help. All that he was left with was a cold, heartless slab of cardboard.
Etymology: Domino (Pizza brand) + no more (nothing further)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-10-09: 05:17:00
sad that he was so dominomoribund - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:49:00
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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.