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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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Petramold
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As I stepped in the shower I was in a state of petramold.
Etymology: Petrified+mold
Fungifiny
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: fun gif iny
Sentence: fungifiny made me fall in the tub.
Etymology: fungi ephipiny
Terroroozm
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) těr'-ə-rōōz'-əm; (tr.v.) těr'-ə-rōōz'; (adj.) těr'-ə-rōōzd'
Sentence: The only way to fight the spread of terroroozm is to attack it with chlorine bleach and elbow grease.
Etymology: terror[is]m + ooze
Reelst
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The girl reelst because of orange slime in the bathroom this morning.
Etymology:
Orentigona
Created by: iluvenglish
Pronunciation: oh-ren-ti-go-na
Sentence: i got orentigoned the day after i won the football match.
Etymology: orange, gone, rent
Batesmoldtel
Created by: tdhall56
Pronunciation: Bates mold tell
Sentence: Norman always went psycho when he found batesmoldtel in his shower. Janet Leigh just got in his way when he tried to scrape it out. I guess we all go a little mad sometimes. Happy Halloween!
Etymology: Bates Motel / mold
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COMMENTS:
haha! i love it! - Lidipop, 2007-10-31: 12:57:00
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Fungiphobotamy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Funjee-pho-bota-mee
Sentence: When Lucinda saw the creeping orange slime she had a severe attack of fungiphobotamy.
Etymology: Fungi + fear + response
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COMMENTS:
now thats a cool word - KenM2, 2007-11-01: 20:11:00
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Fungiaghast
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fun-GEE-eh-gast
Sentence: Halfway thru her shower Adrianne noticed the orange slime growing on the shower curtain and she was absolutley fungiaghast, unable to do anything but scream aloud and hastily exit the shower.
Etymology: Blend of 'fungi' (n. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow,) and 'aghast' (adj. struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked)
Oranguscare
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: orange-you-scare
Sentence: Thousands of replicating fungi was oranguscare.
Etymology:
Fungusophobia
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: fun-gis-o-fo-beea
Sentence: Jenny was in complete fungusophobia watching the orange slime inch their way up the shower curtains and her own toes.
Etymology: fungi, fungus, phobia
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