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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.
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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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Nutrisentify
Created by: Kirubeza
Pronunciation: new-trih-sehn-tih-fie
Sentence: Jenny opened her fridge and was appalled at the the fact that the chicken she had been saving for the past week had nutrisentified and wanted to leave the fridge.
Etymology: This word is derived from "nutrient", as in he food itself, and "sentient", to show that to everyone's dismay, it now has a mind of it's own.
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COMMENTS:
Nuterrific word - Nosila, 2010-04-21: 23:25:00
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Molderators
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: mold-er-ate-tors
Sentence: Molly was notorious for having molderators infest her fridge.
Etymology: A play on the two words; Mold and Refrigerator.
Fermentrishments
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fur-MENT-rish-mnts
Sentence: When she opened the fridge, the malodorous emanations let Miranda know in a big way that the fridge had become a haven for fermentrishments and she momentarily contemplated calling 911 for emergency removal...it was baaaad!!
Etymology: Blend of fermented, nutrition and nourishment.
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COMMENTS:
Man! That was RIPE! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 00:55:00
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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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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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Riplarchaivivus
Created by: sean30
Pronunciation: Rip-larc-hai-vi-us
Sentence: You know when your fridge is taken over by mutated leftovers its time to be Riplacchaivivus and battle them with Cillit Bang!
Etymology: Riplarchaivivus-To take control under extreme circumstances. Mainly from mutated meat or vegetables. Ripl (Ripley ie Aliens) - Archa (from Archaic, meaning outdated/By-gone) - ivivus (taken from Latin word Redivivus, To be reborn again/back to life as
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COMMENTS:
Unique sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:31:00
your etymology is most impressive! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 11:32:00
clever etymology! Good to see good ol' Ripley in there. What a gal! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:42:00
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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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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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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