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DEFINITION: v. To whack someone over the head with a pot (or any other handy utensil), because they won't do what you say. n. A complaint about someone who doesn't do things the way you want.
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Rebelkettle
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: rebb-l-kett-l
Sentence: He was thankful that she didn't rebelkettle him with the heavy Le Crueset dutch oven pot, instead she grabbed the closest thing - the electric hand mixer which she plugged in and proceeded to stride towards him aiming carefully at his hair, beaters whirring.
Etymology: rebel (revolt, defy) + kettle (pot or canister)
Pursuade
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: purs-weyd
Sentence: Her suede purse only weighed thirty pounds, but the smack of it - upside Honey Boy's head - was the best way she found to pursuade him that her way was the right way.
Etymology: persuade = purse (handbag) + suede (from leather)
Panskullet
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pan + skul + let
Sentence: Marjorie gave Henry a hard panskullet to the side of his head everytime he did not do her bidding, did her bidding badly, bid incorrectly, or just plain annoyed her.
Etymology: Pan(skillet,make a sweeping movement), Skull (the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates), Skillet (A pan for frying, generally large and heavy)
Whinebottle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: whyn bot tel
Sentence: Gerry never saw the whinebottle come crashing down on his head. When he regained conciousness, he realized he should have expected it. Every year during American Idol and Dancing with the Stars season, he was supposed to vote for his wife's favourites, not his own. When would he ever learn???
Etymology: Whine (complain, moan) & Winebottle (glass vessel that wine comes in)
Conkvince
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: conk/vince
Sentence: If you don't believe me I will try to conkvince you.
Etymology: conk + convince
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COMMENTS:
Ha ha...like it! - readerwriter, 2009-04-29: 11:18:00
Conklusively good word! - Nosila, 2009-04-29: 18:35:00
I'm conkvinced! Perfect word for the definition. - splendiction, 2009-04-29: 22:32:00
love this word! - mweinmann, 2009-04-30: 08:39:00
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Potsquabble
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: pah t sk waab el
Sentence: Mike knew he was in for a potsquabble when arguing with Becky that Kwik Trip was spelled with a "Q", and not a "Kw". He knew he was wrong since he had gassed up there not 10 minutes ago and distinctly remembered the sign. Becky already had her cast iron pan in hand...
Etymology: Pot (cooking vessel for the stove, also called a pan) + squabble (a fight)
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COMMENTS:
Very apt. Love it - emdeejay, 2009-04-29: 02:49:00
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Slampain
Created by: Bionica
Pronunciation: slamn-payne
Sentence: If you do something incredibly bad in nature, like with super evil intentions, God will slampain the shit out of you.
Etymology:
Vesseluviate
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: vessel oo vee eight
Sentence: The charming inner suburban workers' cottage that was home to Dean and Jayne was an architectural highlight of their cul-de-sac. Little did passers-by know, the idyllic facade obscured the explosive domestic melee's within. Hardly a night went by when a wall was not sullied by Jayne's attempts to vesseluviate Dean with whatever utensil lay close at hand.
Etymology: Vessel: Object for containing things. Vesuviate: To erupt violently.
Spatulicks
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: spachəlikz
Sentence: Lidia likes her boyfriend to help her in the kitchen. He isn’t so willing to volunteer. She doesn’t tolerate any variance from her way of doing things. Whatever utensil she has in her hand may be used to correct his technique. He might end up with spatulicks, ladlelumps or even whiskwhacks. He makes a point of leaving the room whenever she is working with a knife or fork.
Etymology: spatula (an implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade, used for mixing and spreading things) + licks (a smart blow)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous voter! ~ James