Verboticisms

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

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Created by: swallowedbyafish

Pronunciation:

Sentence: There always seemed to be a big dishpute every night after dinner.

Etymology: dish + dispute

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COMMENTS:

Boy, howdy, can I ever relate to that! - Sed8ed, 2007-03-09: 05:00:00

I guess they were dishinclined to do the washing up... - Discoveria, 2007-03-09: 05:30:00

Great Word!! Between your 'dishpute' and my 'dishcord' and Purple's 'dishagreement' there's a lot of broken china. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-09: 09:16:00

China can be expensive to replace. Better to use everyday dinnerwar. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 09:27:00

I dishcovered that even the best laid plans can lead to dishaster... - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 10:02:00

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: lanoline discussion

Sentence: Getting dishes done, always ends up in a lanolinediscussion

Etymology: lanoline, as in good for your hands en discussion.

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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: 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: tonya87

Pronunciation: Re-Are-Gyou-Err-Ants

Sentence: Why must was always have a reargurrance? Every night, Its just dishes!

Etymology:

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Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: in-trah-fa-MEE-lee-el-dish-stryfe

Sentence: To an outsider, the Jones' severe intrafamilialdishstrife appeared to be set off by Susan's uncontrollable fork-phobia. In reality, Jeff sneaked into Susan's room each night and taunted her with the spectre of dishes running away with spoons. Susan understood only too well what kind of agony can result when cutlery and china elope.

Etymology: intra=within a unit + familial=having to do with the family + dish=dish + strife=conflict

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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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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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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bo lis tik

Sentence: When kids had to do the dishes, there was always a battle royal. Thye figured if they broke enough plates, their Mom wouldn't make them do them again. Wrong, she went bowlisitic when they tried that trick and cut off their privileges.

Etymology: Bowl (piece of china, a dish) & Ballistic (relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity, ie ballistic missile)

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