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DEFINITION: n. The unexpected moment of horror when you realize that you're sharing your bathroom shower with thousands of rapidly replicating fungi, commonly known as orange slime. v. To be colonized by orange slime.
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Sporendipity
Created by: Cheeser
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Since it was clear that the fungi had been visible and growing for months, this only increased her feeling of sporendipity when she finally noticed them growing up the shower curtain.
Etymology:
Contamildewnation
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kuhn-ta-mil-doo-ney-shuhn
Sentence: She was weary about having friends stay overnight for fear they would want to use her shower the next day. The contamildewnation that had taken over her bathroom was that bad. Little colonies had formed and were beginning to have battles with each other in her tub. So far, orange was defeating pink.
Etymology: contamination + mildew (a nation of mould and mildew)
Pulpfriction
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: pulp frik shun
Sentence: Yearning for a cleansing, refreshing 10 minutes in the shower after a hard day slugging it out at the office, Congolia horrificlly encountered pulpfriction just after she'd soaped up.
Etymology: pulp (the soft center of a fruit) + friction (clash)
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COMMENTS:
Like it...what a name, Congolia! - Nosila, 2008-09-29: 19:52:00
CONGOLIA rocks! Tickles dim memories, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-01: 13:34:00
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Bathcillus
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bah th silll us
Sentence: She showered away, oblivious to the slight shuffling sound of the approaching bathcillus
Etymology: bacillus, bath
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COMMENTS:
slimily super - Nosila, 2010-02-26: 07:55:00
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Fungination
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: fung-ee-neh-shon
Sentence: An intense swarm of fungination grew on the walls, shower curtain, and faucets of my bathroom because I did not clean it since - well, lets see here - about 4 years - I was in China!
Etymology: fungi + nation (culture)
Horrangified
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hor - anj - eh - fide
Sentence: Sheila was horrangified by the rapidly reproducing orange slime that clung menacingly to her shower curtain. She was afraid to stay in the shower long enough to wash her hair.
Etymology: horrified, orange
Grimescene
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: grīmsēn
Sentence: Judy thought she was taking a simple shower. Little did she know that she had stumbled into a grimescene. The yellow tape should have given her a clue.
Etymology: grime (dirt ingrained on the surface of something) + scene (the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred)
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COMMENTS:
CSI - Creepy Shower Invaders! Good word - Nosila, 2010-02-26: 07:57:00
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Epiphamuck
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: iˈpif-ə-muck
Sentence: Sally was going about her normal morning routine when she an epiphamuck moment. Perhaps it was the sip of coffee she gulped before she climbed into her shower or the boring line-up on TV the night before that precipitated a full night's sleep, she was actually awake this morning. She wondered why she would have bought an orange shower curtain that didn't go with the other accessories in the bathroom. It was only when she noticed that the orange didn't stop at the edge of the curtain that she had a major case of orange-slime heebie-jeebies.
Etymology: epiphany (a moment of sudden revelation or insight) + muck (dirt, rubbish, or waste matter)
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COMMENTS:
I remember the heebie-jeebies.
Where did the nitty-gritty come from? That's what I want to know. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 17:07:00
Nice:in a grotesque way. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:44:00
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Funghast
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: fuhng-gast
Sentence: As he leapt from the diving board Leonard was overcome with funghast when he looked down to see the water in the pool was a pea-soup green color.
Etymology: Fungus: Latin; fungus, mushroom; perh. akin to Gk spóngos, sphóngos + Aghast: Old English; gǣstan to frighten
Comments:
Today we have a special "scary" definition just for Halloween. It was suggested by purpleartichokes, who not only sent in a photo of bathroom suffering from such an infestation (It is not hers!), but who also offered to model for today's comic. Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
VERBOTOMY BLOG PARTY: November 1, 2007 is Verbotomy's first birthday! We are having a Blog Party to celebrate. Everybody is invited to the Verbotomy Blog to chat. All comments will be published as soon as you post them, so bring your favorite words and definitions and we'll chat. Go to http://www.verbotomy.com/blog. Talk to you then! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-10-31: 04:57:00
James - thanks for hiding my cellulite! And that shower curtain... sure glad it's not MINE!
Jabberwocky - 2007-10-31: 13:55:00
busted Purple - those signature artichokes are a dead giveaway
purpleartichokes - 2007-10-31: 14:37:00
Oh well... found out. And they do clash with the orange slime. Guess I should decorate in Tangerines.
iluvenglish - 2007-11-01: 05:30:00
its EXCELLENT.... keep it up, galwaywegian...
lumina - 2008-09-30: 05:10:00
Great word! FUNNY sentence!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James