Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bo lis tik

Sentence: When kids had to do the dishes, there was always a battle royal. Thye figured if they broke enough plates, their Mom wouldn't make them do them again. Wrong, she went bowlisitic when they tried that trick and cut off their privileges.

Etymology: Bowl (piece of china, a dish) & Ballistic (relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity, ie ballistic missile)

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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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Created by: DGRosetti

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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

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Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation: Arg-yoo-dish

Sentence: We had the biggest argudish in the history of the planet last night!

Etymology: A combination of the 2 key words: Argument and Dishes. The first condensed to Argu - to indicate the argument. The second condensed to Dish - to indicate the Argument Subject.

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Dish-clash-shur

Sentence: Yesterday's dishclasher started after Peter dumped his plate in the sink carelessly, breaking it on the mountain of dishes that already filled the sink.

Etymology: Dishwasher + clash

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COMMENTS:

Wow! that was nearly a dishaster! - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 10:00:00

Yes, it's a good thing they got to the saucer of the problem: the family had become addicted to contemplate-ing after-dinner puns. - Discoveria, 2007-03-09: 12:19:00

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Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: in-trah-fa-MEE-lee-el-dish-stryfe

Sentence: To an outsider, the Jones' severe intrafamilialdishstrife appeared to be set off by Susan's uncontrollable fork-phobia. In reality, Jeff sneaked into Susan's room each night and taunted her with the spectre of dishes running away with spoons. Susan understood only too well what kind of agony can result when cutlery and china elope.

Etymology: intra=within a unit + familial=having to do with the family + dish=dish + strife=conflict

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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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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: room-rour

Sentence: Doug and his bros got into a massive roomrow with Rachel and her sussies

Etymology: room + row

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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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