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'Oh no!'

DEFINITION: n., That sad feeling you get when you open the pizza box, and there's nothing left but grease stains. v. intr., To sit in front of an empty pizza box and sulk.

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Pizzappointment

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: pēt'sə-point'mənt

Sentence: Even though Sean had forked out four dollars for his share of the pizza he and the guys had ordered to eat during halftime, he'd chosen a bad time to visit the bathroom, and when he returned, the only thing he found was a box full of pizzapointment. He just sat there staring at the grease stains on the cardboard, utterly crustfallen.

Etymology: pizza (Italian, var. pitta - a flatbread) + disappointment - to fail to fulfill expectations (fr. late Middle English/French, desappointer)

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Exaspizzerated

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: x-as-pizza-rated

Sentence: Malcolm sat, exaspizzerated, staring at the empty box. In an act of despizzeration, he began tearing off pieces of greasy cardboard, stuffing them in his mouth and sucking out the flavour. He sighed at his sad pizzadicament and wondered if he would ever find pizza mind.

Etymology: exasperated + pizza

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Crustfallen

Created by: astorey

Pronunciation: crust-fall-en

Sentence: Jeremy came in hungry after canvassing in nearby neighborhoods all morning. He was crustfallen when he went through not one, not two, not 17, but all 23 pizza boxes at the campaign volunteer center only to find some picked-off olives and crumpled-up napkins. So crustfallen was he that he stripped off his candidate flair and defected to the other candidate, who did not have as many volunteers but had way more pizza.

Etymology: Crestfallen: "Sad because of a recent disappointment" altered to incorporate crust, as in pizza crust.

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00

Love it...you got my vote. - Nosila, 2008-10-09: 21:32:00

Super special! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:59:00

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Doughjection

Created by: leechdude

Pronunciation: doh-jek-shin

Sentence: Joe was in despair. In doughjection, he sat there lonely, staring at the grease stains, in his living room, so sad Joe was, and no one was there to cheer him up.

Etymology: dough (element of pizza), dejection

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Pizzapiening

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: pee-tsuh-PYE-nihng

Sentence: Alex's pizzapiening echoed his sorrow over the date who had walked out on him after having eaten the last piece of pizza eight days ago.

Etymology: pizza pie + pining

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COMMENTS:

Edited to make it clearer and less regional. - mplsbohemian, 2007-11-12: 12:41:00

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Chagricciosa

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Shah-GREE-Khee-OH-sa

Sentence: Upon opening the fridge door and finding the pizza box empty Bob, hating himself for having slept till noon, accepted that all things come to those who wait, especially disapizzament and chagricciosa.

Etymology: Bland of Chagrin: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment, melancholiness or humiliation. & capricciosa: a popular type of pizza.

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - Mustang, 2008-10-09: 05:17:00

nice - best said with an Italian accent - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-09: 13:41:00

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Sulkawomp

Created by: BigKP

Pronunciation: soul-ka-womp

Sentence: When I found the pizza box to be empty, all I could do was sulkawomp.

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Oilofoyvey

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: oyl/of/oy/vey

Sentence: He suffered pangs of oilofoyvey when he discovered nothing but a slick of grease in the empty pizza box.

Etymology: oil + oy vey (an exclamation of dismay or exasperation)+ oil of olay

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Depressizza

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: duh-press-eet-zah

Sentence: To quell his depressizza he settled for a take out calzone instead.

Etymology: depress (sad) + pizza

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Lamentaroni

Created by: comborracha

Pronunciation: la-ment-ah-roh-nee

Sentence: Jim had nothing but lamentaroni for dinner last night; his roomates swooped on the pizza as quickly as it arrived.

Etymology: lament+pepperoni (originator of the grease)

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Comments:

petaj petaj - 2007-11-13: 02:15:00
On the menu today: Digiornomore Hawhine Sicilyearn Pepperawwni

wordmeister - 2007-11-13: 09:47:00
Sounds like a pizza box full of dashed dreams...

zxvasdf zxvasdf - 2008-10-09: 21:21:00
Dadgummit! This would've gotten my vote. Good one.