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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.
Verboticisms
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Alphoenixity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: al-FEE-niks-i-tee
Sentence: Alphoenixity began for Roxie on her wedding day when, standing at the closed doors of St John's Church in Phoenix, Arizona, she was told she should be at St John's Church in Phoenix, Oregon.
Etymology: The state of ALPHA: being the dawning, beginning or outset of awareness that the PHOENIX must rise from the ashes of what has been, or is about to be, destroyed. ITY: the state, quality of being, abnormality.
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COMMENTS:
Oh - now I get it - nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:38:00
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Oemeffgy
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: o - wem - EF - jee
Sentence: "The oemeffgy I felt was unlike any other feeling of disappointment I ever felt in my entire life when I knew I made the mistake to make a verbotomy cartoon based on the beautiful Katie Holmes and her wedding with the famous scientologist we always see in Mission Impossible [Who was he, again? Ted Cramps?]. I remodeled the face and now she looks exactly like Bai Ling!" - James Gangg [James Gang's evil twin half-brother who slaves for the drawings everyday]
Etymology: Originated from [American English Slang] - OMFG (If you guessed right, you're a genius!) XD
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COMMENTS:
LOL. BTW, are you cruisin for a bruisin? - petaj, 2007-05-17: 05:48:00
Hey! I'm a genius!!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 07:02:00
@petaj: nah. it's a harmless euphemism. :] @purpleartichokes: good to know you're one, PA! ;] - ohwtepph, 2007-05-17: 07:07:00
Here's a creativity vote. You made me giggle! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 18:28:00
@petaj: Yeah, i didn't get that first joke about the cruisin. I guess I'm not a genius then. LOL - ohwtepph, 2007-05-17: 21:13:00
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Refailation
Created by: pepperpatti
Pronunciation: re-fail-ation
Sentence: She had a huge refailation when three hours before her project was due, she discovered that she had gotten the directions all wrong
Etymology: Revelation: to realize some thing big. Fail: to flunk.
Opsistance
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
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)
Epoofany
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: i-poof-uh-nee
Sentence: And in that moment, in a sudden epoofany, Kim acknowledged that Don preferred men.
Etymology: epiphany: a sudden intuitive perception or realization + poof!: used to express or indicate a sudden disappearance
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COMMENTS:
poof positive - Nosila, 2009-12-03: 01:39:00
wonderfully clever - mweinmann, 2009-12-03: 08:50:00
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Gastrocryosis
Created by: Scattercat
Pronunciation: gas-troh-cry-OH-sis
Sentence: With burgeoning gastrocryosis, she regarded the paint which filled the entirety of the floor, save the corner in which she stood.
Etymology: Working from the premise of 'that icy feeling in your gut," we have the ancient roots words for 'stomach' and 'ice,' together at last like peanut butter and bacon.
Eurekill
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: you-ree-kill
Sentence: My eurekill came when I realized that the problem I was solving relied on gravity pointing upward.
Etymology: eureka + kill
Recrap
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: re-krap
Sentence: Lets recrap shall we? You thought you could start a llama farm in Manhattan...?
Etymology: recap (go over) + crap (expression of dissatisfaction)
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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