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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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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
Fudayellight
Created by: victy
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: fu-full...da-day...yel-yelling...ight-fight
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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Dishtemperment
Created by: EffingCharms
Pronunciation: Di-sh-temp-er-men-t
Sentence: The distemperment between the Smith's was unbearable! I mean it's just dinner dishes, why don't they hire a maid already!
Etymology: Dish- an eating on divice -temperment an argument, or loss of temper
Dishagreement
Created by: roobee9
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Once again there was the same dishagreement over the kitchen chores.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
dishy word - Nosila, 2009-09-29: 01:14:00
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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
Dishcrepancy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dish-crep-an-cy
Sentence: It seemed as though there was a dishcrepancy every night at the Farkle family kitchen. Everyone distinctly remembered being the last one to do the dishes; therefore, it couldn't possibly be their turn. The only thing that could cause more arguments was cat box duty.
Etymology: discrepancy: divergence or disagreement about facts + dish
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious! The Farkle kitchen must be a dishashter! - splendiction, 2009-09-28: 21:45:00
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Crudmudgeon
Created by: Grant
Pronunciation: krud-mudg-yawn
Sentence: wash those dishes you crudmudgeon!
Etymology: a sticky situation involving old crud upon dishes.
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:
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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Dissle
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: dis-ul
Sentence: Not another dissle!
Etymology: Dish + Tussle [a vigorous struggle or scuffle]
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