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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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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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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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Depizzeression
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: De piz zeres sion
Sentence: A deep depizzeression shrouded Tom when he discovered that the pizza box in the fridge was empty. Depizzerate for oodles of cheese, he decided to spend the last of his gas money on a order of pizza.
Etymology: Depression (the condition of feeling sad or despondent) & pizza (popular food item)
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COMMENTS:
good choice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:42:00
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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)
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
Pizzadoh
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: peet-suh-doh
Sentence: An intense feeling of pizzadoh swept over Tom when he discovered the empty box left on the table by his roommate, Mike. But the feeling was not to last long, Pappa John's was on his speed dial.
Etymology: Pizza: A baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, or olives. + Doh: A term uttered by Homer Simpson when something goes wrong.
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COMMENTS:
Now that gave me a good laugh! Very clever. - Tigger, 2007-11-12: 02:04:00
Mee too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-12: 15:56:00
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Pizzadoh
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Pee-tza-dow
Sentence: Simon opened the pizza box from the night before, only to find he had already eaten the whole lot. 'Oh pizzadoh' he exclaimed 'I just fancied some of that for my breakfast, now I'll just have to have boring toast instead.
Etymology: Pizza(an Italian dish consisting of a flat,round dough base,baked with a topping of tomato. + Doh(an expression used originally by Homer Simpson when things are not going his way) + Dough(Base of a pizza) = Pizzadoh
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COMMENTS:
nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:50:00
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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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Utozza
Created by: haptotrope
Pronunciation: EWe Toh-Zah
Sentence: The overwhelming feeling of utozza washed over him, as he understood that there was no pizza in Schrodingers box, and that like utopia means no-place, there was no pizza either.
Etymology: Utopia + Pizza
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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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-12: 15:36:00
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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.