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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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Redoodoo

Created by: janatic

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COMMENTS:

Ha! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:16:00

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Despereka

Created by: pungineer

Pronunciation: dez/pear/eek/ah

Sentence: Eminent plumbing historian Prof. Desmond Shirt's whole being shuddered as the moment of despereka hit him. His long awaited action packed novel 'The History of Public Conveniences' was back from the publishers and they or he hadn't spotted the misspelling of his surname - the most important consonant was missing...

Etymology: A prefix of root of despair/desperation added to eureka! to make it an antonym

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COMMENTS:

What a moving experience for the Professor...he must have been scared shirtless... - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 07:32:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:47:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:54:00

that must have caused quite a stink - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:42:00

Did he write his novel in Desperanto? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:25:00

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Pirumorphken

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pirra-MORPH-ken

Sentence: Hank E. Dorey had a pirumorphken then started over on his last will and testament when it became clear that his estate would all go to Helena Handbarskett .

Etymology: pirum (latin for pear) + morph (shape) + ken (scottish for know)

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COMMENTS:

you get my vote for sheer efort! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-17: 05:53:00

petaj - I think you could easily create your own language, like Tolkien - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:15:00

I agree. You're a great writer, petaj! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 12:00:00

It's so satisfying to say - all those plosives. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 14:36:00

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Sisyphuc

Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: SIS i fuk

Sentence: It was 3am. Somehow, the warning "This Action Cannot Be Undone" failed to penetrate. In one sisyphuc, by clicking "Revert to Saved," John effectively erased half of his thesis.

Etymology: From the myth of Sisyphus, forced eternally to roll the same big rock up the same big hill. Clayton's comment inspired me to alter the word (from sisyphstant) - not sure about the ethics of such a move, but we could consider it etymological evolution?

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COMMENTS:

Hard to pronounce, but Camus would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:50:00

sisyphuc would be easier to say, wouldn't it? And perhaps more expressive. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 17:03:00

Nice one. Just glad for the ph spelling instead of f. - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:26:00

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Euphoriouch

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: yoōfôrēouch

Sentence: After a year of planning everybody was excited about the upcoming event. The euphoriouch moment came zinging in when the decorating committee arrived at the venue to find the the hall padlocked and a bankruptcy notice on the door.

Etymology: euphoria (a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness) + ouch (exclamation used to express pain)

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Triptogasm

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Apocalapse

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: apok/a/laps

Sentence: He was running his best 10k ever when he suddenly realized he wasn't really ahead of the pack but in the wrong race

Etymology: apocalypse + lapse

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Duhnouement

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: duh noo mont

Sentence: The duhnouement was swift, painful and quite expensive.

Etymology: denouement, duh

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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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COMMENTS:

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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Opsistance

zrotv

Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: ŏp-zĭs'təns

Sentence: after talking all night, expending my entire evening with this fellow, I realized i was in total opsistance with this person. Hopefully tomorrow would bring a new light.

Etymology: Oops (or oppose) + existence

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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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