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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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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'
Kitchencounterattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/chen/cown/ter/a/tak
Sentence: A full fledged kitchencounterattack occurred last night in a small town near here with knives,forks and plates flying through open windows and injuring passersby. A dishwasher has been installed to prevent further outbursts
Etymology: kitchen + counter attack
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COMMENTS:
Very creative Jabber! Definitely suggests dishpandemonium. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 06:25:00
I was browled over by the deterrgent dishagreement and accompanying discord and washomania - dishpandemonium - very apt - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:33:00
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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
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
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
Spoorn
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: Spoo'urn
Sentence:
Etymology: Spoon + Spurn (To reject/refuse)
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COMMENTS:
Read fast, this word can have some other, unpleasant meanings. - FreakyDeak, 2011-02-15: 20:28:00
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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)
Dishconfrentation
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Dish con fren ta tion
Sentence:
Etymology: An argument about dishes
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