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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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Dishbat
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: dish-baet
Sentence: A yelling was heard from Kamran's apartment at night but soon I learned , it was a dishbat between his daughters.
Etymology: Dish means dish. battle means fight between individuals or animals.
Dishfunctional
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dishfəngkshənl
Sentence: Momma loves cooking but hates doing the dishes. Billy read somewhere on the net that dishwashing detergent is bad for the environment so refuses to have anything to do with it. Dad can’t stand touching food scraps. This family is truly dishfunctional. They tried using paper plates once but nobody wants to take out the trash.
Etymology: dish (a shallow, typically flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food) + dysfunctional (not operating normally or properly)
Intrafamilialdishstrife
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: in-trah-fa-MEE-lee-el-dish-stryfe
Sentence: To an outsider, the Jones' severe intrafamilialdishstrife appeared to be set off by Susan's uncontrollable fork-phobia. In reality, Jeff sneaked into Susan's room each night and taunted her with the spectre of dishes running away with spoons. Susan understood only too well what kind of agony can result when cutlery and china elope.
Etymology: intra=within a unit + familial=having to do with the family + dish=dish + strife=conflict
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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Dishcussion
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dish/cush/shun
Sentence: A heated dishcussion broke out every evening.
Etymology: dish + discussion
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COMMENTS:
I know it's lame but it's late in the game - porsche, 2007-03-09: 14:10:00
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Sinkosis
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: sink-o-sus
Sentence: They all suffered from a severe case of sinkosis as they shouted profanities at each other over who's turn it was to wash dishes.
Etymology: Sink: That marvelous gadget used to clean dishes. -- Osis: from psychosis, an abnormal state of mind brought on by a dirty sink. :-)
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COMMENTS:
psycholgically astute - wordmeister, 2007-03-09: 00:37:00
They probably had that sinking feeling you get of impending doom - your turn! - petaj, 2007-03-09: 04:32:00
That's not knife! Badumdum! My son was diagnosed with sinkosis. It's a devastating disorder. (For my kitchen!) - Sed8ed, 2007-03-09: 05:02:00
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Dishcord
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dish-kawrd
Sentence: The roommates got along just fine preparing meals. They were all happy to share the bounty of those efforts. The dishcord showed up when cleanup time rolled around.
Etymology: dish (an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for holding or serving food) + discord (disagreement; difference of opinion)
Inchoregruity
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: in'chowr'groo'i'tee
Sentence: As long as i dont have to do the dishes, i dont mind the tense anger-filled nightly inchoregruity
Etymology: incongruity+chore
Dishconfrentation
Created by: acarr23
Pronunciation: Dish con fren ta tion
Sentence:
Etymology: An argument about dishes
Browl
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pretty much like brawl
Sentence: The housemates were left dishtraught, and in Dishabillé after yet another browl. Crook Ray and cut Leroy (say them quickly) declared they would not be joining in the chorefare ever again.
Etymology: bowl (dish) + brawl (a noisy fight in a crowd)
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COMMENTS:
I really like chorefare! It's very versatile. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-09: 06:21:00
Chorefare encompasses all kinds of domestic skirmishes - toilet terrorism, bathroom battles, laundry lambasting, etc. - petaj, 2007-03-09: 08:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by petaj.
Thank you petaj! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by petaj. Thank you petaj. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Nosila has won the last week's prize -- a signed copy Jasper Fforde's "The Eyre Affair". Clearly, she using her communicaddiction to make the most of this karmadyoferrors. I'm looking forward to seeing how she fares in this week's verbal crockfight. ~ James