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'What do you mean, you're not coming?'

DEFINITION: n. The moment of awareness when you realize that have you made a huge mistake on a big project, and will have to start all over again, from the very beginning. v. To suddenly realize that you are going to fail.

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Signifagaince

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: sig-nif-a-gance

Sentence: Jill just realized the signifagaince of the error in copying the subject of her college theses incorrectly. She has to start again, only having one day remaining till it's due.

Etymology: significant, an important moment/again, to do more then once.

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good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:19:00

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Inshite

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inch eyet

Sentence: her sudden burst of inshite was extremely painful to her, as was her mother's dose of itoldusoitis which came at almost exactly the same time.

Etymology: insight, in shite!

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COMMENTS:

petaj What a coinshitence! - petaj, 2007-05-17: 06:07:00

No doubt leading to a state of blunderment. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 07:00:00

this word gets even better if you find yourself deep inshite - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:16:00

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Stunveilment

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: stun/vale/ment

Sentence: She was in a complete state of shock when she realized the most important element of her dream wedding was missing - her shoes!

Etymology: unveilment (revelation) + stun (shock)

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COMMENTS:

Good one jabber! - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:46:00

(you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 10:49:00

oh no!! I've been Elvised - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 12:35:00

This word is 261% perfect, trust me I calculated it... I'm a number person ;) - ziggy41, 2007-05-17: 15:22:00

Percent... cent... penny... In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs... There ya go Jabber. You've been Beatled as well! :-) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:57:00

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Oceitfactor

Created by: greytellie

Pronunciation: oh-sh-it-fak-tor

Sentence: Staring at my formerly white dress shirts and one bright red sock, I had an oceitfactor.

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Repiphany

Created by: muddy

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Redoomsday

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Ree-duems-day

Sentence: I had just finished numbering my paper from 1 - 3,000 when I knew a doomsday had hit... I had forgotten to write 13!

Etymology: Redo (to start over) + doomsday (a time of crisis or danger)

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you're obliously a number person ziggy41 - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:17:00

oops - I meant obviously - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:18:00

petaj Captures it nicely - petaj, 2007-05-17: 17:26:00

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Eslipphany

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: ee/slip/fanny

Sentence: It was a major eslipphany when the fax machine ate the document that he was supposed to be scanning

Etymology: epiphany + slip

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Good one. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:47:00

nice - galwaywegian, 2007-05-18: 04:23:00

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Masstribution

Created by: bobbipin

Pronunciation: mass-tri-bu-tion

Sentence: The masstribution of her pain and embarrassment was clearly recieved by all in attendance at the fated event.

Etymology: "Mass" as in mass-produced and "tribution" as in distributed. Secondary meaning could mean the self mass distribution of anything deliverable. Masturbate. Distribute.

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Debbicle

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: DEB-eh-cul

Sentence: As Debbie strove in her usual haphazard fashion to plan her wedding things quickly began to unravel as everything she had in mind conflicted with other folks plans. No matter how much detail she tried to attend to, she soon found herself in yet another Debbicle, and was forced to face up to yet another of her self inflicted disasters.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'Debbie' (a woman's name) and 'debacle' (n. a complete failure : fiasco)

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Triptogasm

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-17: 01:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: Osomatic and erasmus. Thank you Osomatic and erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-02: 00:11:00
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James

CharlieB CharlieB - 2011-04-21: 03:25:00
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