Verboticism: Intrafamilialdishstrife
DEFINITION: n. A discussion among family members, or room mates, which often turns into a full-blown yelling match, and which seems to occur every night whenever it's time to do the dishes. v. To fight about the dishes.
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Chorespute
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /chor-spyoot/
Sentence: The chorespute got out of hand.
Etymology: From chore + dispute
Dishracknophobia
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dish/rak/na/foe/bee/ah
Sentence: The Adams family had such a severe case of dishracknophobia that every night after dinner was bedlam.
Etymology: dishrack + arachnophobia
Crockfights
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: krok fye tz
Sentence: It was the same every night after dinner. The Crockfights would begin. The 3 roommates would brawl over dish duty. They were armor-PLATED, they acted like MUGS, they DISHED it out to each other, the KNIVES were out and they would SINK to new lows. We were BOWLED over by the MAGNUMtude of their aggression. Just because they had to do the DISHES. They put the CUT in Cutlery, SPOON-fed each other venom and sPLATTERed each other with soap suds. There was PANdemonium until we told them to FORK off or we would send them on a slow VESSEL or a flying SAUCER to CHINA. Nothing is GRATER than love and WARE is the love???
Etymology: Crock (an earthen jar (made of baked clay) also (nonsense; foolish talk); Crockery (tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively) & Fights (an intense verbal dispute;the act of fighting; any contest or struggle) & Play on CockFights (a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs)
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COMMENTS:
Wow - nothing's measuringCUP to your sentence! Chef's Surprise for the 3 doommates! - splendiction, 2009-09-28: 21:50:00
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Dishtopia
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dish-to-pee-ah
Sentence: Our pleasant family dinner quickly dishcended into a dishturbing dishtopia as soon as Dad said "Time for dishes." Mom tried to calm things down with a few platetitudes, but they were left broken on the kichen floor.
Etymology: dish + dystopia
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COMMENTS:
What a dishfunctional family! I wonder whether Mom cupitulated in the end... - Discoveria, 2007-03-09: 12:12:00
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Deterrgent
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dee tur jent
Sentence: the deterrgent always seemed to last much longer on lasagne night.
Etymology: deterrent, detergent
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COMMENTS:
Nice use of soap to your dishtinguish word - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 08:07:00
I hope this deterrgent doesn't cause a dishruption of meals among your dishgruntled friends. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-09: 09:22:00
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Reargurrence
Created by: tonya87
Pronunciation: Re-Are-Gyou-Err-Ants
Sentence: Why must was always have a reargurrance? Every night, Its just dishes!
Etymology:
Lanolinediscussion
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: lanoline discussion
Sentence: Getting dishes done, always ends up in a lanolinediscussion
Etymology: lanoline, as in good for your hands en discussion.
Domescuffle
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: dom-es-kuff-el
Sentence: The Gallagher family had severe domestic harmony issues. Such was their dishplacement behaviour, Mrs G called in a councellor. Witnessing a typical post dinner row, he concluded the family was a completely dysfunctional fork-up.
Etymology: domestic (of the home, household or family) & scuffle (a rough struggle or fight)
Kitchencounterattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/chen/cown/ter/a/tak
Sentence: A full fledged kitchencounterattack occurred last night in a small town near here with knives,forks and plates flying through open windows and injuring passersby. A dishwasher has been installed to prevent further outbursts
Etymology: kitchen + counter attack
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COMMENTS:
Very creative Jabber! Definitely suggests dishpandemonium. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 06:25:00
I was browled over by the deterrgent dishagreement and accompanying discord and washomania - dishpandemonium - very apt - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-09: 10:33:00
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