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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.
Verboticisms
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Fungifiny
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: fun gif iny
Sentence: fungifiny made me fall in the tub.
Etymology: fungi ephipiny
Fungshroom
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: Fuh-n-ge-shhh-room!
Sentence: when she discovered the "Fungshroom" on her shower curtain, she told herself..."that's not very Feng-Shui now is it!!! :)
Etymology: Fungus + mushroom + bathroom= Fungshroom
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:56:00
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Durahumbellicide
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Durr-ugh-hum-bel-eh-side
Sentence: Hot durahumbellicide! I have never seen that big of a butt move so incredibly fast to kill that many pests within a 30 second time range. I also like a word that I created called POLYSHOCKTITIAN.
Etymology: DURA ~ hard lasting HUM ~ earth BELLI ~ war CIDE ~ to kill, cut down, rid of
Slugnificance
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: slug/ni/fi/cance
Sentence: The slugnificance of the moment escaped her as she slipped on its trail.
Etymology: slug + significance
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COMMENTS:
Why are slugs considered more repelling than snails? Does the quality known as "cuteness" have any intrinsic value in the cosmos? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:56:00
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Reelst
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The girl reelst because of orange slime in the bathroom this morning.
Etymology:
Corangeabitate
Created by: Whittier
Pronunciation: koh-run-JAB-it-tayt
Sentence: Suzie sat in the bath so long, the mold began to corangeabitate her body
Etymology: cohabitate + orange
Jacootie
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ja/ku/tee
Sentence: Her bathtub which was had once been a place for quiet relaxation and meditation had been transformed into a jacootie teaming with microscopic wildlife.
Etymology: jacuzzi + cootie
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COMMENTS:
Good one, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:54:00
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Scumprised
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: scum/prised
Sentence: Jenny was totally scumprised when the fungi lifted her right out of the shower and closed the curtains behind her.
Etymology: SCUMPRISED verb from SCUM (a film, or layer of foul bacterial matter) + SURPRISED (a sudden feeling of wonder, or astonishment)
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COMMENTS:
Scumprised really packs a wallop. Why are wallops always "packed"? Metro - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:44:00
Nicely blended - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:16:00
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Sporror
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spor ror
Sentence: When Marion stepped into her shower at the Bates Motel, she was in for a fright. Instead filming a horror movie, she was actually in a sporror movie. The Agent orange slime was so alive, the shock killed her. The mildew actually mildid her in...
Etymology: Spore (fungi;a small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individua) & Horror (something that inspires intense fear and aversion)
Ewwwreeeka
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ewww reeek aahh
Sentence: the ewwreeeka moment in the shower usually occurs backwards; AAAh (standing under the shower), Reek (that strange smell you notice which makes you open your eyes), then the Ewww as you see the onward marching gunk!
Etymology: ewww , reek, eureka.
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COMMENTS:
No no ewwwreeeka - I smell like a field of wildflowers - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 10:47:00
ewwwtiful! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-31: 18:38:00
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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