Verboticisms

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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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: 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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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: niko23

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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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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

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: mil/doopt

Sentence: The twins were thrilled to be in their first and very own apartment. No more Mom and dad breathing down their necks or peeking out windows when dates were dropping them off. Their new place looked so good when it had the last tenants belongings in it. It somehow even looked cleaner than it really was. Molly's first shower sounded to Holly like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho. When Holly ran in to see what was going on, Molly was standing in the shower screaming and pointing, "LOOK! We've been milduped! This shower does did NOT originally match the peach colored walls and decor!"

Etymology: Mildew: A superficial coating or discoloration of organic materials caused by fungi, especially under damp conditions. Duped: slang for: To deceive

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COMMENTS:

like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-29: 16:32:00

Molly and Holly ! Hahahaha ! The D-mint twins are still going strong. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:53:00

I had just watched an episode of the reality show Sunset Tan. Holly and Molly do exist...though barely...ha - lumina, 2008-09-30: 16:09:00

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Created by: Cheeser

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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.

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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: Nosila

Pronunciation: slyme tyme

Sentence: Every morning for Elly was slimetime. Despite her efforts to clean the old shower, in the 24 hours since her last one, a renewed colony of orange bacteria had multiplied. Today she was ready, as she had bought a heavy-duty anti-fungal cleaner to eradicate the colony. Yes, it was a grunge match, muck my words!

Etymology: Slime (any thick messy substance) & Time (a person's experience on a particular occasion)

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