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DEFINITION: n., 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. v. To lose your mate in the wash.
Verboticisms
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Argylimbo
Created by: wayoffcenter
Pronunciation: ärgīlimbō
Sentence: When Nancy couldn't find one of her favorite purple socks she knew it had done the argylimbo, dancing its way under the washer or dryer. She refused to subscribe to her boyfriend's theory that single socks are capable of transcending into a different dimension and held in argylimbo only to return if you throw its mate away.
Etymology: argyle (a pattern composed of diamonds of various colors on a plain background, used in knitted garments such as sweaters and socks) limbo (the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants) (a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backward to pass under a horizontal bar that is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground)
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COMMENTS:
Wow. Etherial religio-laundy surfactants can't diminish the other-dimensional logic behind ARGYLIMBO! I wonder where Madame Blavatsky did her wash? - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:04:00
love the story - zxvasdf, 2008-11-06: 12:13:00
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Socwidow
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: sock + widow
Sentence: Newlywed Nancy had heard terrible horror stories from her friends about what happened to mated pairs and she was so afraid to let either her socks or her new husband anywhere near the washing machine.
Etymology: soc - lovely mated pairs that caress your feet; widow - what women become when they lose the person who caresses their feet
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COMMENTS:
Actually, I should have spelled this word as soquidow... - Redrover, 2008-01-09: 15:25:00
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Soaparation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: so per ay shun
Sentence: Jenny's socks felt like laundry day was family court. They went through a soaparation process and at the end of the cycle, they were not together as a couple. Most seemed to weather the wash and rinse okay, but few survived as a pair through The Drying Game.
Etymology: Soap (cleansing agent) & Separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Sockgregation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sok greg ay shun
Sentence: The process of sockgregation on laundry day leads to many casualties. More hosiery pairs are torn apart in the dryer than married couples in Reno, darn it!
Etymology: Sock (hosiery;woolly covering for feet and ankles) & Segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)
Disocksociation
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /dis-sok-soh-see-ay-shun/
Sentence: It's a little known fact that, like radioactive elements, each new pair of socks has a distinct half-life, equal to the number of times they may be laundered before spontaneously decaying into a single sock, by a process known as disocksociation.
Etymology: disassociation - the state of being unconnected (Latin, dis- prefix meaning "apart or asunder" & associātus "joined to") + sock (from Latin, soccus "slipper")
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COMMENTS:
clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-10: 00:18:00
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Argyleabyss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ar-GYL-uh-byss
Sentence: Sandra was perplexed because of the repeated and mysterious disappearances of several of her boyfriend Thad's argyles when she did is laundry at the laundromat.
Etymology: Blend of argyles and abyss
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COMMENTS:
Another one bites the dust! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 11:49:00
Seems Sandra has Argylethargy. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 17:36:00
I think she did it on purpose because she is a Thaddist! - Nosila, 2008-11-06: 21:59:00
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Detergatory
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /diˈtɜ˞dʒəˌtɔɹi/ /dee-TER-juh-TOR-ee/ or /diˈtɜ˞gəˌtɔɹi/ /dee-TER-guh-TOR-ee/ depending on dialect
Sentence: Some believe that if a lost sock is deemed clean in detergatory then it may be reincarnated as a glove.
Etymology: From detergent + Purgatory
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - Mustang, 2008-01-09: 06:21:00
as long as it isn't forced to stay in limb-o - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-09: 10:34:00
Very creative! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:53:00
Reminds me of the old Laugh-In expression ... "sock it to me" ... which sockatory did for me! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:57:00
oops ... how did I get this comment under the wrong word ... sorry! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:58:00
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Sockabyss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SOK-uh-biss
Sentence: Brenda was convinced that there was a sockabyss somewhere in the bowels of the laundromat because every time she did laundry for her husband Rob, one or more of his socks would come up missing.
Etymology: Blend of 'sock' (a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle) and 'abyss' (a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:48:00
Your humorous definition brought us all a lot of laughs and a lot of fun words were created. Good one, sipsoccer.
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:54:00
James ... your cartoon for this daffynition has me roaring with laughter every time I look at it. Can't help wondering if you have a daughter with a boyfriend that inspired it ??? !!! It's a good thing there's no such thing as a cannibal dryer! Yet!
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
GossaMcqueen - 2013-01-16: 19:14:00
please, i made a mistake and posted wrongly - how do i remove my Word?