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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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Disasterstanding
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: dis-as-ter-stand-ing
Sentence:
Etymology: disaster+understanding
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.
Collapsiphany
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /kəˌlæpˈsɪfəni/
Sentence: As the hard drive made a grinding noise and the faint but unmistakable smell of an electrical fire began emanating from the case, I suffered a collapsiphany.
Etymology: From collapse + epiphany
Imbrogliohnonotagain
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: im BRO lee o no not uh GEN
Sentence: Our extended family got through Christmas Day OK, without too many family arguments and strife. That was mostly because Cousin Wyno was too drunk to really talk much and fell asleep at the table, Grandma Maddie was giving everyone the silent treatment because of some imagined slight from Thanksgiving, and Uncle Dick was too busy looking at women's cleavage when he thought no one would notice. We probably shouldn't have pushed our luck and decided to get together again for New Year's Eve.... Sure enough, it was another family imbrogliohnonotagain, complete with accusations, confidences (and some dishes) broken, yelling, and crying. The only New Year's resolutions that ended up being made were renewed promises to "never speak to you again!"
Etymology: imbroglio (a complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter; an unwanted, difficult and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems) + "Oh, no, not again"
Duhpiphany
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: DUH-pif-anee
Sentence: Rodger had worked on his presentation for weeks. Everything hinged on his ability to explain his radical new concept to the executive committee. The fact that he was in a room full of knodding heads didn't prepare Rodger for the duhpiphany moment that was heading towards him at break-neck speed. One properly-placed stupid question was about to send him back to square one.
Etymology: Duh: (as in DUH!) combined with epiphany: (a moment of sudden revelation or insight)
Uthoeitis
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: ut-oh-itis
Sentence: As she waited alone at the Alter, she realized she was experiencing uthoeitis.
Etymology:
Pingtitis
Created by: kensiesfate
Pronunciation: Ping-ty-tis
Sentence: a pingitus just hit me, I have to go, I am going to have to start over.
Etymology:
Reprojection
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: ree/pro/ject/shun
Sentence: As she drove home in the pouring rain, eileen realised she'd have to have a reprojection of her entire year.
Etymology: An embedded amalgamation of rejection and project to make reprojection.
Devastartion
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: DEV-a-start-shun
Sentence: When I found that the turkey had burned to total blackness - that was when the devastartion sank in... out I went to buy a new turkey.
Etymology: A play on the word DEVESTATION - only with the word 'START' replacing the STAT in the middle to reference starting over.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: Osomatic and erasmus. Thank you Osomatic and erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James
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