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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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Fridgeridoo
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: frij-uh-ree-DOO
Sentence: When Bob and Roxie left for a six month holiday in The Outback, nothing could prepare them for the fridgeridoo that would await them on their return. For in their hurry to get on the road, they forgot to take from their fridge all sorts of beggar's banquets, including hashmagundi, spagbol, scrambled cackleberries and, worst of all, some very ripe durians.
Etymology: Blend of reFRIDGERATOR & DOO: sh*t in its slangly, general pejorative sense. HASHMAGUNDI: "everything & anything" kind of stew. DURIAN: Foul smelling, (perhaps the worst) but delicious tasting fruit from Indonesia.
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COMMENTS:
lol cool word ozziebob! Get's my vote. - Dougalistic, 2008-02-01: 05:57:00
Did the fridgeridoo play the didgeridoo? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 08:39:00
What a tune your beggar's banquet creations play in that fridgeridoo! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:01:00
lol, I can just imagine the fridge waddling along the narrow hallway trying to make it to the loo in time! Nice word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 06:18:00
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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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Fridgiraptor
Created by: fancie18
Pronunciation: fridge-ee-raptor
Sentence: Close the fridge quickly or the light will wake up my fridgitapors.
Etymology: from VELOCIRAPTOR (speedy thief) Fridgitapors (steal the food slowly)
Backhereia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bak heer ee ya
Sentence: The refrigerator was old, the paint chipped and the door handle had long since disintegrated. Upon prising the door open, the light no longer came on, but in the darkness you could hear the backhereia shuffling around and when your eyes became accustomed to the darkness you could make out its vaguely luminescent trail.
Etymology: bacteria, back here.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - kinda scary with a southern drawl - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 08:37:00
It took me while to figure out why this word kept running through my mind ... is it related to diarrhea? Scared the crap out of me too! (silly grin!) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:21:00
Your sentence reads like a horror novel, loved it. - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:01:00
Great sentence; like the word alot! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:34:00
all of the above!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:47:00
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A chiller-thriller word... it evokes "they're ba-ack!" with a good measure of hysteria thrown in as well. Good one galwaywegian! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:23:00
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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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Fridgeanator
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: fridge/a/nat/er
Sentence: when i went to grab my icecream from the fridge it jumped at me!!!
Etymology: fridge+dominator
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COMMENTS:
Related to the Terminator? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:28:00
Funny - Im sure i'll be back!! - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:03:00
Probably to look for the monster mash! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:50:00
Ja, Purpleman, you reeely pump us up you little girly man! Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-02-02: 00:24:00
Your icecream commenced its jump with an egger-flip perhaps??? - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 10:02:00
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Morphins
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mawr-fin
Sentence: There's a morphin in the fridge, Judy screamed as she slammed the door shut. Though she had only gotten a quick glimpse when she moved the milk, she knew what is was. The leftover muffin she had promised to finish off last week had inched its way to the back of the ice box and taken on a life of its own with its hairy tentacles clinging to and infiltrating a number of its neighbors. It is going to take a strong stomach and about a gallon of bleach before Judy will feel safe in her kitchen again.
Etymology: morph (to be transformed) + muffin (an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan )
Freneticfutation
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: rhymes with genetic mutation
Sentence: Barb was so tired of cooking after the big feast, that she started dining out every night. She would bring leftovers home and put them in the fridge quickly so as not to have to see the developing compost pile that awaited her. When the smell of the leftover Chinese food, mingled with the rancid lunchmeat and the liquified cucumber finally escaped the confines of the fridge, she tied a scarf around her face with some dryer sheets tucked in the fold, donned elbow length gloves and braced her self for the freneticfutation that almost convinced her to abandon her home.
Etymology: Based on genetic mutation, but changed to frenetic to imply a crazy pace and futation to get the idea of food in there.
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COMMENTS:
The vivid images this invokes makes it hard to keep this one down. People often ignore the "liquified cucumber"...my least favorite discard.
Great story, Nu! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 14:07:00
eww gross, but a great word!! - mweinmann, 2008-12-02: 10:23:00
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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