Verboticism: Riplarchaivivus

'Help! There's something in the fridge!'

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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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 Ripl (Ripley ie Aliens) - Archa (from Archaic, meaning outdated/By-gone) - ivivus (taken from Latin word Redivivus, To be reborn again/back to life as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: Riplarchaivivus

silveryaspen - 2008-02-01: 09:31:00
Unique sentence and word!

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-01: 11:32:00
your etymology is most impressive!

bananabender - 2008-02-03: 08:42:00
clever etymology! Good to see good ol' Ripley in there. What a gal!