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Word of the Day: Eggpunimed egg:pun:im'd egg/puhn/nihm/ed adj. (from Old English ǣg, German Ei egg; akin to Latin ōvum and Greek ōión combined with Heb. and Yid. punim "face" + the Eng. past participle form --ed ): The condition or state of having egg all over one's face as a result of having to explain to 6 billion people why the world didn't come to an end when you said it would.
Example from literature: "Well, schmuck, wrong again. Guess you forgot to account for Daylight Saving's Time. Boy, talk about being eggpunimed. Sorry it didn't work out for you. We know how much your crazy death cult is really looking forward to everything on the planet being snuffed out. Better luck next time." (from How Daylight Saving's Time Saved the World, Mandelbaum, Pincus "Ming" [Vanity Press 2011]).
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Example from literature: "Well, schmuck, wrong again. Guess you forgot to account for Daylight Saving's Time. Boy, talk about being eggpunimed. Sorry it didn't work out for you. We know how much your crazy death cult is really looking forward to everything on the planet being snuffed out. Better luck next time." (from How Daylight Saving's Time Saved the World, Mandelbaum, Pincus "Ming" [Vanity Press 2011]).
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