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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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Formatting
Created by: duchessella
Pronunciation: FOR-ma-ting
Sentence: Formatting of her wedding due to the groom coming out of the closet on stag night was devastating, so she formatted herself and went to become a nun.
Etymology: As in hard disk formatting in computers - due to a huge problem e.g. virus, you need to wipe everything off and restart from scratch.
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COMMENTS:
She was probably feeling a bit defragile after that. - petaj, 2007-05-17: 05:50:00
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Apocalaspe
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: apok/a/laps
Sentence: His apocalapse occurred when he realized that after spending fifteen hours working on the company's business report, he was using the wrong set of data from last year.
Etymology: APOCALASPE - noun from - APOCALYPSE (revelation, or dramatic disclosure of something not previously known) + LAPSE (error, or failure)
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COMMENTS:
Love it! - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 04:50:00
brillant - i can see a collapse in there too - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:11:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:37:00
Betcha it gave his colleagues something to babylon about. Top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:32:00
My fave! - lumina, 2008-08-16: 00:30:00
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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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COMMENTS:
good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:19:00
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Oopsidoozy
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: oops-i-doo-zee
Sentence: "Oopsidoozy", said President Bush. "I would like a do-over on the Iraq war if that's ok"
Etymology:
Craptastrophy
Created by: SnatchRaffle
Pronunciation: Crap tas troh fee
Sentence: This shit show is a craptastrophy!
Etymology: Crap, catastrophy
Realhorrolize
Created by: AlouattaPigra
Pronunciation: Reel hore oh lies
Sentence: Prince Daviidu's eyes opened wide in realhorrolization. "I realhorrolize it now, oh woe to the error in my stirde, to be abash of these things I've done is all that I can ask of you sweet shaman. . ." The wise wizard looked at his soul and said. "No."
Etymology: Realize + horror, aggulutinative
Ohnoment
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: oh + no + ment
Sentence: I was doing inventory, counting thousands of widgets, when I realized that I'd missed an entire box and I'd have to start over.
Etymology: oh no + moment
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COMMENTS:
Great word Osomatic! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:14:00
I like it too - petaj, 2007-05-17: 17:27:00
oh yes. this one I will use. - erasmus, 2007-05-18: 04:55:00
wish i had a vote left to use on this one... - iwasatripwire, 2007-05-18: 12:53:00
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Gaffevelation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Gaff - veh - LAY - shun
Sentence: Miranda experienced a major gaffevelation when she realized too late that she'd given the caterers, the other vendors and the auditorium managers the wrong date for the huge party.
Etymology: Blend of gaffe and revelation
Dohredo
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Doe-ree-doo
Sentence: Harvey had spent hours transferring all his accounts onto spreadsheets ready for the tax inspector, unfortunately he experienced a dohredo when he realised he had forgotton to save his work before switching off his computer. Therefore he had to start from scratch all over again.
Etymology: Doh( a now popular word used when you realise you have made a big mistake, see Homer Simpson) + Redo( Start again)= Dohredo
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COMMENTS:
if that happened in a cookie factory it could be a dohredoreo - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:39:00
If that happened in the days of "Wild West" it could have taken place on "The Streets Of Laredo" Though I guess Harvey's solution would have been to shot the tax inspector. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:47:00
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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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