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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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Dishharmony
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dishhärmənē
Sentence: Every one of the roommates loved to eat but afterwards there was often dishharmony. Some acted dishabled, others tried to dishappear while others just created dishcord. It wasn*t that people really forgot whose turn it was as much as they dishapproved of the way the the others left things in the kitchen. Just about everybody was ready to dishmember Fred when he boiled water and fixed his instant oatmeal in the the pot only to leave it on the stove.
Etymology: dish (a shallow, typically flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food) + disharmony (lack of harmony or agreement)
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COMMENTS:
heh - galwaywegian, 2009-09-28: 10:12:00
Fred was dishlexic and couldn't read the iunstructions...good word. - Nosila, 2009-09-28: 16:38:00
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Chinapugalism
Created by: tammyjmassey
Pronunciation: chi-na-PU-jul-ism
Sentence: These are not my dishes, this is chinapugalism. This is not fair, I have been chinapugalisted.
Etymology: china - meaning dishes and pugalism from the Latin to fight pugal
Dishcaustion
Created by: RainbowView
Pronunciation: dish caw styun
Sentence: After dinner, act with caution. At that time of night, the dishes are a caustic discussion point to be had. You might swoon at the sight. Nobody wants to even contemplate doing them - it is a boring thing to do - but it must be done eventually, so they fork out their knives and erupt in a full frontal dishcaustion.
Etymology: dish + caustic + discussion
Browl
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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Dishagreement
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dish-ah-gree-ment
Sentence: What started out as a dishcussion, quickly escalated to a dishagreement, followed by a full-blown dawnnybrook.
Etymology: dish, disagreement
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COMMENTS:
During the kitchencounterattack, there was a dishagreement about the dishpute which caused much dishcord, but the dishsoapopera prevented further sinkosis. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-09: 09:33:00
Dishonesty is the root cause, but I dishapprove of dishipating responsibility. Otherwise everyone ends up dishappointed. - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 09:58:00
what a dishaster - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:34:00
Yes, quite dishturbing. I think this is what is referred to as a mental dishorder. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 11:15:00
Mental dishorders need to be treated with pantrydepressants, but after that it's best to remain dishpassionate until the washing up has been complated. - Discoveria, 2007-03-09: 12:16:00
I sudspect that there is a dishproportionate amount of soapoforic information being disheminated here. - Alchemist, 2007-03-10: 12:39:00
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Detergentinsurgents
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee ter jent in serj ents
Sentence: Every night the battle ensued...of the detergentinsurgents. Too dumb to establish a rota or work together, they fought blindly every night over who would get stuck doing the dishes. Finally in an effort to stop the racket every night, the neighbours bought them paper plates and plastic utensils and peace was restored. When thanked, they just said "Forketaboutit!"
Etymology: Detergent (cleansing agent used to wash dishes) & Insurgents (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority;in opposition to a civil authority or government)
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COMMENTS:
:-) - CharlieB, 2011-02-15: 07:27:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2011-02-15: 13:14:00
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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
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
Notmyturn
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: But, mom, we have this notmyturn argument every night! It's Johnny's turn!
Etymology: Not my turn
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