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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.
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Tenebrificatiouspizzomission
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: ten-i(t)-bri(t)-fi(t)-cae-shus-pee-zo-mish-shun
Sentence: Uncle George: 235 pounds, 5,7', pot-bellied, overweight 40-something dad who eats only delivery pizza, finds himself today with an empty box, his own face depressed, and a taciturn emotion towards the devoid pizza slice(s).
Etymology: tenebrific (cheerless/depressing) + pizza + omission
Pizzapiening
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: pee-tsuh-PYE-nihng
Sentence: Alex's pizzapiening echoed his sorrow over the date who had walked out on him after having eaten the last piece of pizza eight days ago.
Etymology: pizza pie + pining
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COMMENTS:
Edited to make it clearer and less regional. - mplsbohemian, 2007-11-12: 12:41:00
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Pizzappointment
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: pēt'sə-point'mənt
Sentence: Even though Sean had forked out four dollars for his share of the pizza he and the guys had ordered to eat during halftime, he'd chosen a bad time to visit the bathroom, and when he returned, the only thing he found was a box full of pizzapointment. He just sat there staring at the grease stains on the cardboard, utterly crustfallen.
Etymology: pizza (Italian, var. pitta - a flatbread) + disappointment - to fail to fulfill expectations (fr. late Middle English/French, desappointer)
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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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
Doughjection
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: doh-jek-shin
Sentence: Joe was in despair. In doughjection, he sat there lonely, staring at the grease stains, in his living room, so sad Joe was, and no one was there to cheer him up.
Etymology: dough (element of pizza), dejection
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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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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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
Pizzive
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: PEETZ-ive
Sentence: Chuck felt the papajones begin deep in his gut and he reached for the obsequious box to slam a slice when he felt the cold, sinking PIZZIVE feeling drop in his gut. His dominoyance at seeing the empty cardboard conveyance was matched only by the pizzahuffiness he felt at having to go out and purchase another full one.
Etymology: So many to choose from. I went with Pizza with pensive (dreamily or wistfully thoughtful) and anchovies.
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.