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participation award 

A "reward" one gets for merely participating. Although usually given with good intentions, more often than not it will remind the owner that he failed, and that his best is not good enough.
"Congratulations, here's a participation award, for doing your best!"
"...because apparently my best isn't good enough to actually win something."
participation award by xldr November 28, 2011

Participation Trophy 

Something you get for accomplishing nothing.
You lost! Hooray, you win a participation trophy!

punticipation

1. The feeling of waiting for others to process the brilliance of your pun.
2. The feeling of suspense you experience after you set someone up for a punny joke.
Nerd: Did you hear that our chemistry teacher died?
Geek: That's sad... Where did they barium?
Nerd: Finally! I tried setting that joke up with five other people and the punticipation's been killing me.
Geek: I zinc you argon-na have to learn some less nerdy jokes.
Nerd: Mind your own bismuth.
Geek: Okay, that's enough.
punticipation by axoff March 3, 2011

anticipation dump 

When people shit on themselves in anticipation of someone else shitting on them. People think this will shield some criticism, but really it just gives assholes better material.
"I know I'm not a very good singer, and my massive love handles detract from my already terrible singing, but please be respectful while I attempt (insert Miley Cyrus song here)"

Most crappy youtube performers take nice big anticipation dumps in their self-descriptions

anticipation bottle 

A bottle of hard liquor that someone purchases while still owning a partially consumed bottle of the same or similar liquor. The bottle is purchased with the thinking that the partially consumed bottle will soon be fully consumed and the person doesn't want to be put in the situation where they've run out completely.
"Don't you already have half a bottle of Jim Beam at home?"
"Yeah but this is my ANTICIPATION BOTTLE. I don't want to run out. It's only Friday!"

anticipation 

The feeling you feel when you feel you're going to feel a feeling you've never felt before.
I can't wait... for my tax refund, for this day to end, until they get here. The anticipation is killing me!
anticipation by Don Howard August 5, 2006