Verboticism: Orangeshockage
DEFINITION: n. The unexpected moment of horror when you realize that you're sharing your bathroom shower with thousands of rapidly replicating fungi, commonly known as orange slime. v. To be colonized by orange slime.
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Fungshroom
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: Fuh-n-ge-shhh-room!
Sentence: when she discovered the "Fungshroom" on her shower curtain, she told herself..."that's not very Feng-Shui now is it!!! :)
Etymology: Fungus + mushroom + bathroom= Fungshroom
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:56:00
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Aslimilation
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: a-slime-ilation
Sentence: It was Borg-like; the way this fungus colonized Rachel's the shower curtain. "Eek", she screamed, "I'm being aslimilated!"
Etymology: amalgamation of the words "assimilation" and "slime"
Fungifiny
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: fun gif iny
Sentence: fungifiny made me fall in the tub.
Etymology: fungi ephipiny
Fungiphobotamy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Funjee-pho-bota-mee
Sentence: When Lucinda saw the creeping orange slime she had a severe attack of fungiphobotamy.
Etymology: Fungi + fear + response
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COMMENTS:
now thats a cool word - KenM2, 2007-11-01: 20:11:00
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Fungination
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: fung-ee-neh-shon
Sentence: An intense swarm of fungination grew on the walls, shower curtain, and faucets of my bathroom because I did not clean it since - well, lets see here - about 4 years - I was in China!
Etymology: fungi + nation (culture)
Petramold
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As I stepped in the shower I was in a state of petramold.
Etymology: Petrified+mold
Horrangified
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hor - anj - eh - fide
Sentence: Sheila was horrangified by the rapidly reproducing orange slime that clung menacingly to her shower curtain. She was afraid to stay in the shower long enough to wash her hair.
Etymology: horrified, orange
Sporror
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: spor-rer
Sentence: Initially, Leigh thought it was peach shampoo, but when she reached down to further examine the orange stuff clinging to the shower curtain, she recoiled in sporror.
Etymology: spore, horror
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COMMENTS:
spooky - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 10:49:00
I once experienced sporror but it involved a Scot in a kilt - petaj, 2007-11-01: 04:08:00
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Slimetime
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: slyme tyme
Sentence: Every morning for Elly was slimetime. Despite her efforts to clean the old shower, in the 24 hours since her last one, a renewed colony of orange bacteria had multiplied. Today she was ready, as she had bought a heavy-duty anti-fungal cleaner to eradicate the colony. Yes, it was a grunge match, muck my words!
Etymology: Slime (any thick messy substance) & Time (a person's experience on a particular occasion)
