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'Oh no!'

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.

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Slicelack

Created by: yaelash

Pronunciation:

Sentence: he got home from work and his nose sensed the cheerful smell of warm fresh pizza. but when he finally reached the box, he felt the worst slicelack ever, finding out there was none left for him.

Etymology: slice + lack, meaning lack of slices.

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Pizzapointment

babypee

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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nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:50:00

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Greasegrief

gazissax

Created by: gazissax

Pronunciation: grees-greef

Sentence: His disappointment at her not arriving for the date recollected to him the greasegrief he'd felt at breakfast.

Etymology: grease - slimy stuff exuded by cooking meat; grief - a feeling of loss

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Melancoily

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: mell-en-coy-lee

Sentence: as i opened the box and saw nothing but a greasy stain i became quite melancoily

Etymology: melancholy, oily

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funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-12: 15:36:00

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Deepdishpression

libertybelle

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

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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

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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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Crustfallen

Created by: astorey

Pronunciation: crust-fall-en

Sentence: Jeremy came in hungry after canvassing in nearby neighborhoods all morning. He was crustfallen when he went through not one, not two, not 17, but all 23 pizza boxes at the campaign volunteer center only to find some picked-off olives and crumpled-up napkins. So crustfallen was he that he stripped off his candidate flair and defected to the other candidate, who did not have as many volunteers but had way more pizza.

Etymology: Crestfallen: "Sad because of a recent disappointment" altered to incorporate crust, as in pizza crust.

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00

Love it...you got my vote. - Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:32:00

Super special! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:59:00

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Pizzaster

Created by: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: pizz-ass-ter

Sentence: After a night of frivolity and debauchery, Congolia was looking forward to a breakfast of leftover party food, but found only pizzaster when she opened the Domino's box.

Etymology: pizza (ubiquitous food of teenagers and harried moms everywhere) +disaster (a catastrophe or really, really bad thing)

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COMMENTS:

great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:51:00

Poor Congolia she should volunteer for the Pizzaster Relief Fund! - Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:27:00

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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

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Comments:

petaj petaj - 2007-11-13: 02:15:00
On the menu today: Digiornomore Hawhine Sicilyearn Pepperawwni

wordmeister - 2007-11-13: 09:47:00
Sounds like a pizza box full of dashed dreams...

zxvasdf zxvasdf - 2008-10-09: 21:21:00
Dadgummit! This would've gotten my vote. Good one.