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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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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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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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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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Genesice
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jen-erss-ice
Sentence: i suddenly realised we had one more child than we used to, and our youngest one had a strange 'curry' aroma about him. Then it struck me that little Rogan-Josh was not a product of natural reproduction, he was a result of genesice
Etymology: genesis, ice
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COMMENTS:
cool word - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 08:40:00
Very unique. You sure can think out of the box! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:58:00
I always thought all those extra kids in the house were only visiting...maybe I just need to clean my fridge more.... - yellowbird, 2008-02-01: 12:05:00
i dont get it ha ha now i do!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 14:18:00
Take top Billing(s) But yaw gotta be joshing!!! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 16:04:00
lol! So THAT'S where the weird, carrot-topped kid who used to hang around came from! Amusing concept and sentence, nice word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:39:00
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Festericed
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Fest-er-ie-st
Sentence: When Julie returned from her two week holiday in Greece, she noticed a foul smell eminating from her kitchen. Realising it was coming from the fridge, she gingerly opened the door. To her horror, there, lying on a plate was a thick lump of green mould she wasn't sure what it started out as but she had a funny feeling that she had forgotten to throw away the leftover curry that she had half eaten the night before she went away. The whole thing had festericed into a completely new life form. She knew she had to get rid of it quick before it began to form some sort of intelligence, so she scooped it into a bag and threw it into the incinerator.
Etymology: Fester(of food,become rotten, perish) + Iced(chilled. cool)
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COMMENTS:
Burn 'em or blast 'em...that's the only way to kill 'em.....How about blue cheese? Is it alive or what?
- metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 14:01:00
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Leftoverlords
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: left/OV/er/lordz
Sentence: I, for one, welcome our new turkey tetrazzini leftoverlords.
Etymology: leftover + overlord
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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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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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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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