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DEFINITION: n. The tight-packed wads of fluff found in the dryer after doing laundry. v. To uncurl and dissect the fluff found in a dryer while trying to figure what it once was.
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Enlintenment
Created by: DnBrown
Pronunciation: En-lint-en-ment
Sentence: Everyone who went to the Eastside Laundry mat knew to avoid dryer 7. Anytime anyone would stick an article of clothing in dryer 7, they would soon find out it would never be the same. Sweaters, underwear, and kilts all maimed by this dryer's curse. It would plaster a fluffy fiber substance all over the clothes, like leeches on an amazon swimmer. It wasn't until Jerry, a regular to the Eastside Laundry mat, was frustraited at having to wait for a open dryer. All them were being used, except for dryer 7, and he was running out of patience. Fed up with looking at the dryer collect dust, or give it, he decided to explore the hated machine. After opening the door, he looked in and suddenly gained Enlintenment, he had finally realized what was causing this community headache. He reached in the into despised appliance and pulled out a small unknown mammal. After a few minutes of empty runs, he was able to throw his load into the machine and saved the community from further "furmoil"
Etymology: Mixture of Enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge) and Lint (Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz)
Furensics
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: furr ehn ziks
Sentence: His furensic examination of the siemens led him to believe that the bosch had led the detail but there had been a paws before final extermination.
Etymology: forensic fur
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COMMENTS:
puntastic - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-18: 13:19:00
like it! - mweinmann, 2009-02-19: 08:28:00
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Fuzzmunnies
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: fuzz muh nees
Sentence: Tight wads of paper appear on top of the clothes in the dryer. If we are lucky, those aridonesies are only fuzzyonesies, but all too often, those fuzz bunnies are more costly fuzzmunnies.
Etymology: fuzz, money - paper money turned into tightwads of fuzzy balls in the dryer. Of course, fuzzmunnies is the obvious play on dust bunnies, the slang term for balls of lint and dust.
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COMMENTS:
Darn! Those fuzz bunnies are back briefly again this week! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-18: 01:30:00
How bout some fuzz mummies? - mweinmann, 2009-02-18: 08:25:00
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Whirlpoolint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: whurl-pool-lint
Sentence: Marjorie was absolutely astounded at the amount of Whirlpoolint she found in the dryer after each use of the appliance and she marveled at how big some of the dustbunnies were and tried to figure out which garment or other article produced them.
Etymology: Blend of Whirlpool, a brand of appliances and Lint.
Linterbreeding
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: lin/tur/breed/ing
Sentence: The linterbreeding that goes on in our dryer is embarassingly lintcestuous.
Etymology: lint + interbreeding
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COMMENTS:
Great! - TJayzz, 2009-02-18: 18:29:00
Funny - mweinmann, 2009-02-19: 08:29:00
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Fuzzsplotchter
Created by: xxmel
Pronunciation: Fuz-Splah-Ch-Tur
Sentence: Jane was perplexed to see a fuzzsplochter of so many colors and shades alongside her freshly washed sweater.
Etymology: Fuzz - Soft, fluff, consisting of little; Splotch - Blob, ball
Whirlpoolint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: WURL-pool-lint
Sentence: Salome was absolutely astounded at the amount of Whirlpoolint she found in the dryer after each use of the appliance and she marveled at how big some of the dustbunnies were and tried to figure out which garment or other article produced them.
Etymology: Blend of 'Whirlpool' (a brand of appliances including clothes dryers) and 'Lint' ( fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabric)
Furz
Created by: feltcap
Pronunciation: fûrz
Sentence: As she pulled the crispy cat carcass out of the dryer she suddenly knew where all the furz in the lint trap had come from.
Etymology: fur - the thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, fuzz - a mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down
Fuzzwuzzwhat
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: FUZZ WUZZ WHAT
Sentence: "What the fuzz is this?" she said as she pulled the wad of fuzzwuzzwhat out of the dryer. "I have no idea," he replied."And who cares. What are you fussing about the fuzz for?" he asked. "Well, it's just that we haven't seen Fuzzy Wuzzy around in a few days and...well...ya know...never mind."
Etymology: FUZZ: WAS WHAT:
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COMMENTS:
Nice - TJayzz, 2009-02-18: 18:31:00
Time to call in The Fuzz! Cute word - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 00:22:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
artipt - 2018-09-01: 11:49:00
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