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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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Disschored
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: diss chawrd
Sentence: The only positive thing that could be said about the evening disschored is that nobosy ever threw plates. They were too greasy to pick up.
Etymology: dischord diss chore
Silverwars
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sill - vur - wores
Sentence: No one wanted to wash the utensils. And so began the silverwars.
Etymology: silverware, wars
Platteruckus
Created by: Shellbow
Pronunciation: plat-ter-ruh-cuss
Sentence: Aunt Sally started a huge platteruckus at Thanksgiving.
Etymology: Platter + ruckus
Deterrgent
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dee tur jent
Sentence: the deterrgent always seemed to last much longer on lasagne night.
Etymology: deterrent, detergent
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COMMENTS:
Nice use of soap to your dishtinguish word - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 08:07:00
I hope this deterrgent doesn't cause a dishruption of meals among your dishgruntled friends. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-09: 09:22:00
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Dishcussion
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dich kush yun
Sentence: "It's your turm, end of dishcussion, she choretled"
Etymology: discussion dish, cuss
Reargurrence
Created by: tonya87
Pronunciation: Re-Are-Gyou-Err-Ants
Sentence: Why must was always have a reargurrance? Every night, Its just dishes!
Etymology:
Fudayellight
Created by: victy
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: fu-full...da-day...yel-yelling...ight-fight
Washamatter
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: wosh-er-matta
Sentence: 'What's the matter with you guys, you know it's not MY turn to do the dishes...' and so started yet another washamatter....
Etymology: washing up + matter - and the way all those discussions start....
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COMMENTS:
not bad! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-09: 05:22:00
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Crudmudgeon
Created by: Grant
Pronunciation: krud-mudg-yawn
Sentence: wash those dishes you crudmudgeon!
Etymology: a sticky situation involving old crud upon dishes.
Washwars
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: wash wars
Sentence: the neighbors turned to full blown washwars when it was after dinner clean up time. You could hear them 3 streets away.
Etymology: from washing and wars! how unique!
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