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DEFINITION: n., Mutated leftovers which, unattended inside an evil-minded fridge, have transformed themselves into an extremely odorous, alternate life form. v., To save food past it's freshness date and watch it grow into something new.
Verboticisms
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Salamonella
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: suh-LAHM-mun-el-uh
Sentence: It was hiding behind the egg carton festering technicolours, foul odours, and a plan of escape. "I'm not supposed to be in here" it thought, "I'm a hot salami and it's way too cold in here for me." It waited... and waited... and festered... and festered. She opened the door, light flooded the room, warm air rushed in like a breath of spring and it knew that this was the moment to seize the day! Salamonella was born and salamonella will reign supreme! Until the frankfurtenstein develops grandiose ideas, that is.
Etymology: salami + salmonella
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COMMENTS:
Enough to make me want to suhlahm that fridge door! Unique combo. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:48:00
great little story - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:36:00
nice word - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:22:00
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Refetidate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ree-fett-e-date
Sentence: Marlene, took the leftovers and scraped them onto a plate and placed it in the ghouler bin. She was not going to waste a scrap and planned to refetidate them as soon as she got home from the picnic
Etymology: refrigerate + fetid
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COMMENTS:
"Fetid"....great word base, dangerous snack. Very creative, P! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:58:00
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Reanimunchies
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: ree-AN-ih-mun-cheese
Sentence: Charles Dexter Ward maintained a slovenly flat down near the river. His blasphemous experiments occupied most of his time, so he enlisted the services of a cleaning woman. One bleak December night he heard a scream from the kitchen above him. Dropping his ancient leather-bound volume of spells, Charles bounded up the rotten stairway to find Heidi's partial remains steaming on the pantry tiles like a heap of microwaved bratwurst. In a flash, Charles realized the awful truth: His poorly refrigerated leftovers had become REANIMUNCHIES and attacked the hired help in a way that made an open coffin for Heidi...unthinkable. The icebox door was ajar, and a greasy streak led out to the moors like the trail of an irradiated slug. Perhaps, with a little more work, his breakthrough in supernatural food preservation WAS possible, thought Charles as he tenderly slipped Heidi's remains, and her Swiffer, into the grey waters beside the pier.
Etymology: REANIMate+mUNCHIES=REANIMUNCHIES.......REANIMATE:To give new life to,To bring to life by scientific or mystical means.....MUNCHIES:light snack foods, sometimes exhibiting motion and reproductive capabilities.
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COMMENTS:
This space intentionally left blank. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 01:08:00
love your little stories - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:02:00
Thank You. I tweaked it a little bit, but I failed to convey the more sinister, ghastly nature of the REANIMUNCHIES.....mabye next time. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:18:00
http://www.hplovecraft.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:19:00
Worthy of Fridgenstein...Something from the Outer Limits of One's fridge...The Maytag of Mayhem, the Amana B. Reckonedwith! - Nosila, 2008-12-01: 22:20:00
Once again T-Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:20:00
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Scaryfridgidairy
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Skair - ee - frid - gid - air - ee
Sentence: Roscoe had a scaryfridgidairy dream that because he had not cleaned out his refigerator in several weeks, the dairy products had all become scary mutated beings. In the dream, he opened the door and was assaulted by moldy green cheese curd men with icicle swords. The smelly odor of curdled milk assaulted him and he turned to see menacing clots seeping out of his fridge and growing into large sour pools of white goo that were attempting to trap him and stick him to the floor. Even his beloved vanilla mocha chiller had taken form and was glaring at him in a creepy way. Last but not least, the potato salad was encrusted with some type of scaly green substance that had become “armor” and the whole container had formed The First Salad Regiment of the Refrigerator Army ready to do battle….
Etymology: Scary (frightening, intimidating, scary) + Fridge (short for refrigerator) + Also Fridgid (play on work frigid which means cold).... The word then ends with Dairy (foods that contain milk products)
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COMMENTS:
great word - rhyming is a bonus and always fun! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 11:35:00
Oooooh- Spooky militaristic armies curdle my blood. As an ex-milkman, I shudder at the whole concept. Great job, M ! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:54:00
Stephen King, you're not worthy...grest word and great ooky story! - Nosila, 2008-12-01: 21:49:00
Makes me think of green eggs....and killed my appetite for ham. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 06:11:00
So very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:20:00
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Grublins
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Grub-linz
Sentence: Tell me something, Billy. How come a cute little pie like this can turn into a thousand ugly grublins?' Well, you see, this is before it enters the pupal stage.'The pupal stage?' Yeah, right. Plus it multiplies the other food in the fridge.' Aw, Christ!' Brent give the kid some food.' I wouldn't do that, Sheriff.'
Etymology: Gremlins - horrible, ugly little creatures that are about as tall as a dog and as annoying as your mother in law. Grub - Food, can refer to a quick snack or meal.
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COMMENTS:
gets my vote for the sentence alone! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-01: 07:41:00
Who you gonna call? Grublin busters in cowbow boots? Yep. They use grub stakes! Funcreation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:15:00
oops ... make that cowboy boots in the above ... darn my typos ... wish it has been the typo cowbox boots! Your word is such a hoot to play with! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:16:00
Any words linked to "mother-in-laws" in this way is always good. Cool Word. - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:09:00
Luv the sentence & words-I think this is where my local grubbery gets its meat pies! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 16:10:00
lol! such grubby little critters... but fun! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:59:00
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Putridish
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: pyu-tre-dish
Sentence: Not prone to scientific queries, the closest Kimberly came to having an interest in science was wanting to know exactly how long she could wait to clean out her fridge. "Just, hypothetically, let's say I have a friend," she started "with several putridishes in her refrigerator. Will those contaminate other things in her refrigerator?" Zinnia, who had minored in botany, answered "It all depends on the cultures. I would worry about growing mycotoxins." This answer terrified Kimberly.
Etymology: Putrid (rotten, foul) + Dish (plate of food) Sounds like "Petri Dish"
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COMMENTS:
And, whenever I try a bad recipe I manage to create a putridish to save in the frige (out of guilt) and then eventually throw away - good word. - splendiction, 2010-04-21: 19:46:00
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Oldcuts
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ōldkətz
Sentence: Julie knew it was time to throw away the oldcuts when they started producing their own mayonnaise. While she was at it she also disposed of the cheesapets.
Etymology: old (having lived for a long time; no longer young) + coldcuts (luncheon meats)
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COMMENTS:
so simple but so good - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:04:00
Truncated meats are terrifying. Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:56:00
simple word that says it all.... - mweinmann, 2008-12-02: 10:25:00
Fantastic - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:16:00
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Leftovolution
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Left-o-volution
Sentence: Jane was always tired and overworked, leaving take out dinner remnants and other food detritus to populate her fridge, until one day it happened: the slime layer had undergone leftovolution and acquired motile capacity. She felt a strange sense of ownership, or responsibility for this fresh new life, and regretted the thought of using bleach.
Etymology: Left-over: food not eaten and saved for later. Evolution: the development of more adaptive traits through a process of natural selection.
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Creepy story. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 00:27:00
And then there were four! It's an Australian invasion :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-01: 03:03:00
Good word...Viva La Leftovolution! - Nosila, 2008-12-01: 22:16:00
Eggzelent! - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 06:09:00
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Extraturkeyestrial
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ex/tra/tur/key/es/tree/al
Sentence: There has been an extraturkeyestrial lurking in my fridge since Thanksgiving. It has now grown to twice it's original size and has changed colour but because of it's glow I'm saving money on a fridge light.
Etymology: extra turkey + extraterrestrial
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COMMENTS:
who's gobbling now hahahahaha. Great word - galwaywegian, 2008-02-01: 06:15:00
Roared with laughter ... evokes so many thoughts from given a whole new meaning to being Turksih or being a Turkey ... or even if there's a planet Turkey named after the country ... or it's people? This word boggles the imagination! I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:45:00
A great word - im sure ET looks nothing like the image you created!! - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:05:00
I think it's time for it to turkey off! Crazy, creative word ! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:43:00
You'd better put a lock on your fridge door or you could end up with an astral-nomical phone bill! Great word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:53:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by bananabender. Thank you bananabender. ~ James
Dougalistic - 2008-02-01: 06:50:00
Something smells fishy around here.
silveryaspen - 2008-02-01: 16:05:00
Great definition. Really motivated and inspired some of the funniest sentences and verboticisms of the week! :-)
bananabender - 2008-02-03: 04:00:00
Great cartoon James! The details are a hoot... the bite out of the drumstick, stuffed olives as eyes, and wings mutated into a two-headed monster. Funny! You've inspired me to submit more ideas for you to develop and take to the nth degree!
Thank you Bananabender! I was definitely inspired by your words -- the evil-minded fridge is brilliant! ~ James
WOW! SAY NO MORE!
Today's definition was suggested by bananabender. Thank you bananabender. ~ James