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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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Silverwars
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sill - vur - wores
Sentence: No one wanted to wash the utensils. And so began the silverwars.
Etymology: silverware, wars
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
Notmyturn
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: But, mom, we have this notmyturn argument every night! It's Johnny's turn!
Etymology: Not my turn
Dishconfrentation
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Dish con fren ta tion
Sentence:
Etymology: An argument about dishes
Dissues
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dish-ooze
Sentence: the share house was great but there were always some dissues they couldn't resolve
Etymology: dish, issues
Dishcord
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dish-kawrd
Sentence: The roommates got along just fine preparing meals. They were all happy to share the bounty of those efforts. The dishcord showed up when cleanup time rolled around.
Etymology: dish (an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for holding or serving food) + discord (disagreement; difference of opinion)
Latherpalaver
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: la-ther-pah-la-ver
Sentence: Each night the three of them had the same latherpalaver over whose turn it was to do the dishes.
Etymology: lather (to make suds with detergent) + palaver (to hold a discussion)
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COMMENTS:
Hey JediJawa, You're good! And I hope you are as fast with the dishes as you are with the words... - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 00:20:00
Thanks! I love word play. - jedijawa, 2007-03-09: 00:42:00
reminds me of that blue opera singer in "5th element"...you got my vote - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 09:59:00
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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.
Domescuffle
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)
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