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DEFINITION: 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.
Verboticisms
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Chorefare
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: chore-fare
Sentence: It was with a sense of foreboding that Ma entered the kitchen. Her offspring were in siege chorefare. Kelly was wedged in the pantry while Bob and Miranda heckled and jeered, threatening her with chopsticks until she promised to empty the dishwasher.
Etymology: chore + fare (of the hearty type) + warfare
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-06: 11:35:00
Great word with wider application. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-06: 18:11:00
Nice! Very Nice!! - skeeterzirra, 2007-09-06: 22:54:00
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Choregument
Created by: mattbear
Pronunciation: Chore-gew-ment
Sentence: I mentioned it was Billy's turn to do the dishes, and suddenly we had a choregument on our hands.
Etymology: Chore + argument = choregument
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COMMENTS:
I like the change to any chore, not just dishes! - skeeterzirra, 2007-09-06: 22:48:00
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Dishpandemic
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: dish-pan-dem'-ick
Sentence: Once they were full, the importance of food was diminished and a dishpandemic broke out over who would clean up the mess.
Etymology: dishpan/pandemic
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COMMENTS:
Earplugs are good for dishpandemonium. - petaj, 2007-09-06: 08:18:00
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Bladesofgory
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: blades/of/gory
Sentence: When the meal is done, they usually start an all out bladesofgory verbal attack on each other trying to determine the dish responsibility for that day.
Etymology: 'Blades of Glory'(the movie) and the use of entrenching tools (knives) in the form of words, to verbally stab each other to inflict guilt trying to convince each other to do the dishes.
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COMMENTS:
excellent imagery - petaj, 2007-09-06: 08:14:00
Do they use their skates to cut their food? - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-06: 10:23:00
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Sinkirmish
Created by: trioptimum
Pronunciation: sin-KUR-mish
Sentence: Ian tried to be somewhere else each night at the time of the regular household sinkirmish.
Etymology: sink + skirmish
Chorgument
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: chor-gyu-ment
Sentence: i arrived home from work to find the household deep in the throes of a chorgument
Etymology: chore, argument
Dishteria
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: dish-tear-e-yuh
Sentence: After dinner, my sister descended into the worst case of dishteria i've seen since thanksgiving 1994.
Etymology: Dish + Hysteria
Kitchencounterattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/chen/cown/ter/attak
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 + counter attack
Scotchfite
Created by: faithlessphil
Pronunciation: skotch-fyte
Sentence: Jimmy always ate quickly, trying to leave the table before the inevitable scotchfite broke out.
Etymology: Scotch from "Scotchbrite" (popular brand of dishwashing scrub pads) + fite (fight)
Dishension
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: /dish-'en(t)-sh&n/
Sentence: After every meal in the Murphy household, dishension ensued as none of the children could agree whose turn it was to do the dishes.
Etymology: dish + dissension
