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'But they're not my dishes!'

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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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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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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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'

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Dischored

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: diss + chore + d

Sentence: There's always some dischored in our house when the laundry hamper starts to overflow.

Etymology: discord + chore

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Inchoregruity

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: in'chowr'groo'i'tee

Sentence: As long as i dont have to do the dishes, i dont mind the tense anger-filled nightly inchoregruity

Etymology: incongruity+chore

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Lanolinediscussion

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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Silverwars

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sill - vur - wores

Sentence: No one wanted to wash the utensils. And so began the silverwars.

Etymology: silverware, wars

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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 :-) - CharlieB, 2011-02-15: 07:27:00

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2011-02-15: 13:14:00

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Dishharmony

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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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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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Browl

petaj

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

petaj 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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-09: 00:15:01
Today's definition was suggested by petaj.
Thank you petaj! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-28: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by petaj. Thank you petaj. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-28: 08:23:00
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