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DEFINITION: v. To leave a minute quantity of something in a bottle or container. n. A person who never finishes off the last bit of milk, mustard or whatever, because they want to leave the job of replacing it to someone else.
Verboticisms
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Emptier
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: emp tee r
Sentence: "Why is there always an almost empty bottle of something in the fridge, Doug? Ugh, you are such an emptier!"
Etymology: Empty
Udoit
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: you do it
Sentence: Living with S. Lacker was very wearying. He was famous for leaving jars in the fridge, and each only contained a udoit of their original contents.
Etymology: instruction to get someone else to do something + dot (a little bit left over)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:44:00
Good One - Nosila, 2009-05-14: 18:43:00
well done - splendiction, 2009-05-14: 23:35:00
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Refillaphobe
Created by: logan260
Pronunciation: re-fill-a-fobe
Sentence: Both of my sons are refillaphobes....every time I go to get a sip of milk out of the carton, two drops triclke down my frustrated throat.
Etymology: refill......self explanatory "phobe" from the word "phobia" which is associated with fears of certain actions, or circumstances.
Scintillagate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sin-TIL-eh-gayt
Sentence: Over the years Brenda had become very aggravated with her husband Barry's practice of putting containers back in the fridge with just a trace of content remaining and she had come to regard it as scandalous and even branded the practice scintillagate in hopes of embarrassing Barry into action.
Etymology: Blend of 'scintilla' (A minute amount; an iota or trace) and the suffix '-gate' (suffix attached to anything to indicate "scandal involving,")
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:42:00
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Slackovers
Created by: griffiegrrl
Pronunciation: Slack-overs
Sentence: Marie was mad that John left so many slackovers in the fridge for her to take care of.
Etymology: Slacking, Left-overs
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COMMENTS:
Good word :) You've got my vote! I LIKE it! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 10:57:00
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Smidgentoad
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: smi jen tode
Sentence: Tony was a smidgentoad. He left bottles, cans and other food containers with just a smidgen of the goods in them. He was lazy and figured if he did that, he would never be responsible for cleaning out or buying replacements. His actions however had left just a smidgen of love left in his girlfriend Maria and she decided to throw him out with all those empty containers.
Etymology: Smidgen (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)& Toad (ugly amphibian;derogatory term for a person) & WordPlay on Pigeon-Toed
Finishish
Created by: EpicButCrazy
Pronunciation: Fin-ish-ish
Sentence: She always finishishes the milk, just so somebody else has to deal with recycling the carton.
Etymology: finish-ish
Judgedregg
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: juj dreg
Sentence: he was judgedregg, lord of refrigerated drippiness
Etymology: judge dredd dreg
Deplenish
Created by: dekra
Pronunciation: dee-plenish
Sentence: Tom refused to devour the dwindling ketchup supply and open the new bottle in the cabinet. Instead, he would deplenish; using the most minute amounts imaginable to flavor his burgers, leaving just enough to make Jan want to repeatedly injure his person.
Etymology: Deny + Replenish
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx Thank you metrohumanx ~ James
readerwriter - 2009-05-14: 09:17:00
I detect some venting going on here today! Thanks, Metro...
Yes, you are correct.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
remistram - 2010-11-25: 08:45:00
good one! i live with one of these types