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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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Petripate
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: petre pata
Sentence: I remembered that there was some left over guacamole in the fridge, but when I opened the container it had turned into petripate.
Etymology: Petri dish (a shallow dish used for the culture of microorganisms) and pate (a rich savory paste typically made from minced meat or fish)
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COMMENTS:
deelicious! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:28:00
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Refridgeraider
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: ree/frid/jur/ay.dur
Sentence: A refridgeraider is after my perishables. He used to be a pork roast but now he's Indihama Jones.
Etymology: refrigerator + raider
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COMMENTS:
I like it when you ham it up! Cool word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:43:00
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Devittles
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: Deh-viht-tills
Sentence: Off turned the light, and the nightly terror began for the as-yet-unexpired food. The nosferatuna slid stealthily into door hopper, where the condiments rested. A silent shadow, it sunk its celery fangs into the neck of the mayonnaise jar, gorging upon its salty fatty humors. Having turned, the zomayo lurched itself over its retaining wall and began to feast on the cauliflower, which it had mistaken in its saturated stupor for brains. A large sasquash ripped its way through the forest of broccoli and emerged upon a family of tomatoes, huddling in the corner of the produce crisper. A gout of seeded ichor sprayed across the front of the clear plastic drawer. Then, a hush fell through the refrigerator as the elder god of the cooler, Cthulhummus rose, an amorphous evil clad in finest shimmering Saran. Muffled screams issued from the magnetic seal around the door, but fell upon sleeping ears. Tonight the devittles reigned, and no food would go untainted.
Etymology: devil (or possibly deviant) + vittles
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COMMENTS:
You get my vote for using Cthulhummus. Dagon and Nyarlothotep beware! :) - yellowbird, 2008-02-01: 14:27:00
Wow - so many great stories today - I love nosferatuna - could also be nosfuratuna (furry mould) - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:41:00
Great style - reads like a mystery ... as well as a spoiled food history! Kudos for the novel-ty of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 15:42:00
its good but the sentence is a little long - purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:49:00
clever word, clever story, entertaining, funny! What more could we want? - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 06:50:00
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Ecolossus
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/coal/los/us
Sentence: The eighteen month old chicken at the back of the fridge had transformed itself into an ecolossus, ready to attack and destroy my digestive system on contact.
Etymology: ecoli(bacteria)+ colossus(monster)
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COMMENTS:
ooh - nasty! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 10:37:00
he he Ecolssus is a great word hope u win - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 14:54:00
Triple slam great ... pronunciation, sentence and etymology! All 3 stupendous in their simplicity that packs a huge wallop. Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 15:53:00
i still like urs the best - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 20:36:00
I'm with silveryaspen. Simple, effective, and clever! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:28:00
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Fridgelo
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: frIj-e-lo
Sentence: The malodorouseating fridgelos in Phoebe's fridge were formed when lightning caused the switchbox to trip right after Phoebe left for Hawaii on a week-long honeymoon.
Etymology: 1) Fridge: a refrigerator. 2) Elo: (poetic) Life. Fridgelo = lifeforms in the fridge.
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COMMENTS:
The malodorouseating fridgelos in Phoebe's fridge were formed when lightning caused the switchbox to trip right after Phoebe left for Hawaii on a week-long honeymoon. - logarithm, 2008-12-01: 05:52:00
Oh man! I think the management should look into putting the comment box elsewhere because I always accidentally compose my sentence in it! :-p - logarithm, 2008-12-01: 05:54:00
Like the alliteration of 'fridgelos in Pheobe's fridge. Fun to say, - silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 11:30:00
Hahah... I was attempting a tongue twister. :-p - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 06:21:00
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Tupperlings
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: tup-pur-lings
Sentence: Hoping for a midnight snack, Dirk went to the kitchen, only to discover his fridge door open and all his plastic storage containers empty. As the realization dawned that the tupperlings had escaped, he looked around the dark, silent kitchen in horror.
Etymology: tupperware + living(l) things
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COMMENTS:
The magic box that turns supperlings into tupperlings ... and they're out to get us! They've given me the chuckles! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:11:00
Tubberware marketing campaign ruined - they said keeps everything sealed!! - nice word. - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:12:00
Cute. - Maxine, 2008-02-02: 08:51:00
like it! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:01:00
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Concoctopus
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: cun cawk tuh puhs
Sentence: Sammy dared not even glance at the fridge's bottom shelf, for by smell alone she could tell that sprawled across the glass platform, as colorful as a chameleon, as hostile as a Martian, and as appealing as an unchanged diaper--indeed, as vicious as the Great Khan himself--there lay a concoctopus.
Etymology: concoct, octopus
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COMMENTS:
An ickyinky specimen! Nice word and sentence! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 06:56:00
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Fridgremlins
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /frij'-grem-linz/
Sentence: Brenda could hear something moving in there (in the Frigidaire) and when she peeked, and the light came on, she first heard a fierce squeal (or perhaps that was just the squeaky door), and then she was sure she saw fridgremlins scurrying behind the milk carton and the leftover casserole dish. She slammed the door shut and ran to find the number to the exterminator.
Etymology: fridge - shortening of refrigerator (from Latin, frīgus "cold") + gremlins - small, mischievous creatures (popularized by the RAF as a cause of mechanical failures; possibly from Old English, gremman "to anger, vex" + -lin of goblin) Don't get them wet!
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COMMENTS:
Who you gonna call? Box Busters? lol - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:57:00
lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:27:00
The leftover chicken and the bright fridge light didn't help either! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:22:00
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Chillybugs
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Chil-lih-bugs
Sentence: Because their home suffered a power failure while they were abroad, the family returned to find that their refrigerator was infested with Chillybugs of a particularly noxious variety that kept saying, "What's up Doc?" and "Turn out that light!".
Etymology: Chilly- Chilli a spicy food that mutates into a life form that defends itself by producing strong acids and sundry noxious gasses. Less aggressive at low temperatures. Bugs- Small pests that resemble a cartoon animal of the genus Lepus
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COMMENTS:
love the reference to Bugs Bunny - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:37:00
me to - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:18:00
Silly people! Bugs for kids! Liked your mini comic, AndyCapp! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 15:33:00
Perhaps you need a chilly dog to guard the fridge. Enjoyed the sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:39:00
And dispose of them in a chilly-bin! Kiwis (NewZealanders) call portable ice-boxes chilly-bins. - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:06:00
Fun word, sentence and etymology! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:07:00
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Decompotion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: de com po shun
Sentence: Just before grocery day, Meredith was always afraid to check the fridge. New life forms sprung daily from the stuff at the back of the fridge that she had forgotten about. In June, when she found the eggnog from last Christmas, she knew she had a decompotion on her hands. Ewwwww.
Etymology: Decompose (rot,go bad) & Compote (a dessert) & Potion (a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage)
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