Verboticism: Drissection
DEFINITION: n. The tight-packed wads of fluff found in the dryer after doing laundry. v. To uncurl and dissect the fluff found in a dryer while trying to figure what it once was.
Drissection
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuh-vey-shuhn
Sentence: Jane often forgets to check pockets before she does the laundry. She regularly finds little wads of paper that she calls laundry pearls. She has become quite expert at drissection of grocery lists and receipts.
Etymology: drier (a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat) + dissection (to cut apart something to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like)
Points: 611