Verboticisms

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)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mil doo plik kated

Sentence: When Jenny moved into her new apartment, she had made a spore-atic decision and decorated the bathroom in shades of orange and appricot. Because of the camouflage of orangy patterned shower curtain, she failed to notice the orange slime had mildewplicated itself on it. When she did notice, she felt smutty. Not only could she see them but horrors, they could see her, naked, every morning. Not knowing what else to do,she molded a plan and phoned her boyfriend. "Rusty", she purred into the phone, "I need you to come see me, because you are my fungi!"

Etymology: mildew (a fungus that develops in humid environments) & duplicated (reproduced or copied)

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COMMENTS:

"...molded a plan..." fantastic! Puns galore. - zxvasdf, 2008-09-29: 12:52:00

Wow! You really do your research, Nosmeister. Do you have a favorite fungus? I was once followed home by an orange slime mold. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:40:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kərtānt

Sentence: Gloria used to feel clean when she bathed in the morning. This is not the case since she noticed the fungi growing on her shower curtaint.

Etymology: curtain (a piece of material suspended at the top to form a covering or screen, typically one of a pair at a window) + taint (contaminate or pollute)

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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)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: down/spor

Sentence: Nothing like a refreshing downspore first thing in the morning to boost your immune system.

Etymology: downpour + spore

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: tur-mold

Sentence: After years of wearing glasses and enjoying ablutions in the safe fuzzy blur of her bathroom, Maryann experienced a grande turmould on showering for the first time after her laser eye treatment.

Etymology: turmoil + mould

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COMMENTS:

At least she was reassured that her treatment had restored perfect vision. - petaj, 2007-10-31: 04:27:00

it's time to call in the turmouldnator - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:44:00

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Created by: kimbo123

Pronunciation: orange-you-scare

Sentence: Thousands of replicating fungi was oranguscare.

Etymology:

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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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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: a-slime-ilation

Sentence: It was Borg-like; the way this fungus colonized Rachel's the shower curtain. "Eek", she screamed, "I'm being aslimilated!"

Etymology: amalgamation of the words "assimilation" and "slime"

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Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: fun-gee-fes-ted

Sentence: Karen realized, to her horror, that her entire bathroom floor was fungifested.

Etymology: fungi(pl.fungus) fest (infested)

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