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DEFINITION: n. A discussion among family members, or room mates, which often turns into a full-blown yelling match, and which seems to occur every night whenever it's time to do the dishes. v. To fight about the dishes.
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Spoorn
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: Spoo'urn
Sentence:
Etymology: Spoon + Spurn (To reject/refuse)
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COMMENTS:
Read fast, this word can have some other, unpleasant meanings. - FreakyDeak, 2011-02-15: 20:28:00
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Kitchencounterattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/chen/cown/ter/a/tak
Sentence: A full fledged kitchencounterattack occurred last night in a small town near here with knives,forks and plates flying through open windows and injuring passersby. A dishwasher has been installed to prevent further outbursts
Etymology: kitchen + counter attack
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COMMENTS:
Very creative Jabber! Definitely suggests dishpandemonium. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 06:25:00
I was browled over by the deterrgent dishagreement and accompanying discord and washomania - dishpandemonium - very apt - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:33:00
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Dishconfrentation
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Dish con fren ta tion
Sentence:
Etymology: An argument about dishes
Dishcomania
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: dish-ko-mainia
Sentence: The meal was delicious and the family sat down to relax. A glare from the mother led to an outbreak of vitriolic dishcomania
Etymology: dish - obvious. co - involving people (my definition). mania - obsession
Dishcord
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: DISH cord
Sentence: Dishcord would eventually result when no clean dishes were left! Painful cries, gasps and sneers preceded the noisy "dishcht it" scene: easier to throw 'em all away and buy new ones, than to clean 'em up! Good cheap dishes instead of dishpan hands! One day someone finally decided to buy paper plates and be ECO friendly, saving all that water!
Etymology: From: discord and dish.
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COMMENTS:
But losing trees..good word! - Nosila, 2009-09-29: 01:13:00
clever. - mweinmann, 2009-09-29: 08:01:00
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Roomrow
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: room-rour
Sentence: Doug and his bros got into a massive roomrow with Rachel and her sussies
Etymology: room + row
Washerloo
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: wash/ur/lu
Sentence: The battle of Washerloo was re-enacted every time the Smiths had French cuisine.
Etymology: wash + Waterloo
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COMMENTS:
Thanks, now I have the Abba song going through my head... - Nosila, 2011-02-15: 23:05:00
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Chorespute
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /chor-spyoot/
Sentence: The chorespute got out of hand.
Etymology: From chore + dispute
Chorewars
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: chor-warz
Sentence: The three siblings engaged in loud, raucous chorewars after every evening meal when it was time to do dishes, each of them denying loudly that it was their turn....again.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'chore' and 'wars'
Dishagreement
Created by: roobee9
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Once again there was the same dishagreement over the kitchen chores.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
dishy word - Nosila, 2009-09-29: 01:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by petaj.
Thank you petaj! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by petaj. Thank you petaj. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Nosila has won the last week's prize -- a signed copy Jasper Fforde's "The Eyre Affair". Clearly, she using her communicaddiction to make the most of this karmadyoferrors. I'm looking forward to seeing how she fares in this week's verbal crockfight. ~ James