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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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Dishbat

Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: dish-baet

Sentence: A yelling was heard from Kamran's apartment at night but soon I learned , it was a dishbat between his daughters.

Etymology: Dish means dish. battle means fight between individuals or animals.

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Chorrage

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: chore-age

Sentence: The whole slovenly family suffered from severe clinical cases of chorrage, which made a clean house an immpossibility.

Etymology: chore (task or duty) + rage (anger, duh!) + chorrage!

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COMMENTS:

petaj Is that brought on by housewark? - petaj, 2007-03-09: 05:04:00

Usually by an abundance of it! - Sed8ed, 2007-03-14: 04:52:00

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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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Dishcussion

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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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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Dishpute

swallowedbyafish

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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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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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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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

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Reargurrence

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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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