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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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Dishcord

artr

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)

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Warshomania

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: warsh-o-MANE-e-uh

Sentence: No way I'm going home before last call tonight. Last night Monica and Greg descended into full-blown warshomania after we had lasagne.

Etymology: war + warsh + omania

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COMMENTS:

petaj Well lasagne is a special case, since it produces so many dirty pots and pans. - petaj, 2007-03-09: 02:02:00

It's true, lasagne is a well-known cause of warshomania. - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 08:09:00

Well, I had a sudspicion that would happen. If only we could enjoy pasta without dishcord and dishonesty. - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 08:29:00

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Fudayellight

Created by: victy

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: fu-full...da-day...yel-yelling...ight-fight

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Bowlistic

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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Domescuffle

CharlieB

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)

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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

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Spoorn

Created by: FreakyDeak

Pronunciation: Spoo'urn

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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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Dishracknophobia

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: dish/rak/na/foe/bee/ah

Sentence: The Adams family had such a severe case of dishracknophobia that every night after dinner was bedlam.

Etymology: dishrack + arachnophobia

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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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Dishfunctional

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dishfəngkshənl

Sentence: Momma loves cooking but hates doing the dishes. Billy read somewhere on the net that dishwashing detergent is bad for the environment so refuses to have anything to do with it. Dad can’t stand touching food scraps. This family is truly dishfunctional. They tried using paper plates once but nobody wants to take out the trash.

Etymology: dish (a shallow, typically flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food) + dysfunctional (not operating normally or properly)

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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