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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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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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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

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Dishagreement

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: dish-ah-gree-ment

Sentence: What started out as a dishcussion, quickly escalated to a dishagreement, followed by a full-blown dawnnybrook.

Etymology: dish, disagreement

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COMMENTS:

During the kitchencounterattack, there was a dishagreement about the dishpute which caused much dishcord, but the dishsoapopera prevented further sinkosis. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-09: 09:33:00

Dishonesty is the root cause, but I dishapprove of dishipating responsibility. Otherwise everyone ends up dishappointed. - Alchemist, 2007-03-09: 09:58:00

what a dishaster - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:34:00

Yes, quite dishturbing. I think this is what is referred to as a mental dishorder. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 11:15:00

Mental dishorders need to be treated with pantrydepressants, but after that it's best to remain dishpassionate until the washing up has been complated. - Discoveria, 2007-03-09: 12:16:00

I sudspect that there is a dishproportionate amount of soapoforic information being disheminated here. - Alchemist, 2007-03-10: 12:39:00

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Dishbat

Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: dish-baet

Sentence: A yelling was heard from Kamran's apartment at night but soon I learned , it was a dishbat between his daughters.

Etymology: Dish means dish. battle means fight between individuals or animals.

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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.

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Dishsoapopera

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: dish-sOp-op-era

Sentence: Every night it's a dishsoapopera. Jill has to step up to the "plate" and be "The Guiding Light" as "All My Children" argue on who's doing the "forking" dishes. I'm scared one day it might turn ugly and land one of the kids in "General Hospital" diagnosed with only "One Life to Live".

Etymology: dish soap/soap opera

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COMMENTS:

Good one Toad! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 08:13:00

petaj One hopes they don't carry on at both "Home and Away" and when visiting "Neighbours" on "Coronaton Street". - petaj, 2007-03-09: 22:31:00

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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

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Notmyturn

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: But, mom, we have this notmyturn argument every night! It's Johnny's turn!

Etymology: Not my turn

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Dishcrepancy

mrskellyscl

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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Dishclasher

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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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