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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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Gangreenbeans
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ganggrēnbēns
Sentence: Linda was a bit premature in her preparation for the company get-together. In a bad case of rot luck, her famous casserole was now a dish or gangreenbeans.
Etymology: gangrene (localized death and decomposition of body tissue) + green beans (the immature pod of any of various bean plants, eaten as a vegetable)
Moldigans
Created by: mandy
Pronunciation: mold i gans
Sentence: Those damn moldigans got my sauce!!
Etymology: Mold + hooligans
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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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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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)
Animatextant
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: An-neh-mate-ek-stan-t
Sentence: Jill's Kung Pao chicken, from her favorite Chinese restaurant, became animatextant after she left it in the fridge for a month.
Etymology: Combination of "animate" - to give life to; and "extant" - not destroyed or lost
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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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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Heavolution
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: heave oh loosh on
Sentence: Janice turned an unsightly shade of green and fought back the compulsion to vomit as she cleaned the curiously furry heavolution from a tupperware container than had resided in the fridge for far too long.
Etymology: From "Heave" (colloquialism for vomiting) and "evolution" (the change in inherited traits in an organism from one generation to the next)
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COMMENTS:
The furry ones are the worst...anaerobic. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 00:58:00
Another top word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:18:00
Another top word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:18:00
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Foodfrights
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: foood - fry - ts
Sentence: Ina was beginning to have daily foodfrights. There were many ghosts of old repasts that she really needed to exhorcise from her refrigerator.
Etymology: Food (nourishment, substances used by the body to sustain life). Fright (state of terror or fear
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COMMENTS:
Terrific! Easy to say, easy to remember. Can you imagine a food fight using foodfrights? (wink/big grin) - silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 17:31:00
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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
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Today's definition was suggested by bananabender. Thank you bananabender. ~ James