Verboticisms

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

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dish/cord

Sentence: After the meal is finished and we are feeling full and sleepy it is time for our daily dishcord over who is to clean and wash up the mess.

Etymology: dish + dishes + discord

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COMMENTS:

funny! - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 00:36:00

That's clever. :-) - jedijawa, 2007-03-09: 00:43:00

tasty. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-09: 05:21:00

another great one - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:30:00

I hadn't seen this when I added mine... yours is better! - Osomatic, 2007-03-09: 17:49:00

Excellent one! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 18:51:00

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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!

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pretty much like brawl

Sentence: The housemates were left dishtraught, and in Dishabillé after yet another browl. Crook Ray and cut Leroy (say them quickly) declared they would not be joining in the chorefare ever again.

Etymology: bowl (dish) + brawl (a noisy fight in a crowd)

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COMMENTS:

I really like chorefare! It's very versatile. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 06:21:00

Chorefare encompasses all kinds of domestic skirmishes - toilet terrorism, bathroom battles, laundry lambasting, etc. - petaj, 2007-03-09: 08:07:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: dish/rak/na/foe/bee/ah

Sentence: The Adams family had such a severe case of dishracknophobia that every night after dinner was bedlam.

Etymology: dishrack + arachnophobia

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /chor-spyoot/

Sentence: The chorespute got out of hand.

Etymology: From chore + dispute

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dich kush yun

Sentence: "It's your turm, end of dishcussion, she choretled"

Etymology: discussion dish, cuss

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: la-ther-pah-la-ver

Sentence: Each night the three of them had the same latherpalaver over whose turn it was to do the dishes.

Etymology: lather (to make suds with detergent) + palaver (to hold a discussion)

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COMMENTS:

Hey JediJawa, You're good! And I hope you are as fast with the dishes as you are with the words... - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 00:20:00

Thanks! I love word play. - jedijawa, 2007-03-09: 00:42:00

reminds me of that blue opera singer in "5th element"...you got my vote - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 09:59:00

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: But, mom, we have this notmyturn argument every night! It's Johnny's turn!

Etymology: Not my turn

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: dom-es-kuff-el

Sentence: The Gallagher family had severe domestic harmony issues. Such was their dishplacement behaviour, Mrs G called in a councellor. Witnessing a typical post dinner row, he concluded the family was a completely dysfunctional fork-up.

Etymology: domestic (of the home, household or family) & scuffle (a rough struggle or fight)

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