Verboticism: Mildewplicated

'Aaaaaaahh! It's alive!'

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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Mildewplicated

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mil doo plik kated

Sentence: When Jenny moved into her new apartment, she had made a spore-atic decision and decorated the bathroom in shades of orange and appricot. Because of the camouflage of orangy patterned shower curtain, she failed to notice the orange slime had mildewplicated itself on it. When she did notice, she felt smutty. Not only could she see them but horrors, they could see her, naked, every morning. Not knowing what else to do,she molded a plan and phoned her boyfriend. "Rusty", she purred into the phone, "I need you to come see me, because you are my fungi!"

Etymology: mildew (a fungus that develops in humid environments) & duplicated (reproduced or copied)

Points: 566

Comments: Mildewplicated

zxvasdf - 2008-09-29: 12:52:00
"...molded a plan..." fantastic! Puns galore.

metrohumanx - 2008-09-29: 16:40:00
Wow! You really do your research, Nosmeister. Do you have a favorite fungus? I was once followed home by an orange slime mold. :)