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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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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.
Differenceofopanion
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dih fer en sov oh pahn yun
Sentence: Mr. Velcro wasn't as smooth as he thought, judging by the scars received from his latest differenceofopanion
Etymology: difference of opinion, pan
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)
Domesticfryolence
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: doe/mes/tik/fry/oh/lence
Sentence: When all else failed Sally resorted to domesticfryolence to get her point across and make Sam do eggzactly what she wanted.
Etymology: dome (as in head) + fry (frying pan) + domestic violence
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COMMENTS:
Eggscellent, another example of your being word skillet. - Nosila, 2009-04-29: 18:35:00
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Whinerack
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: whyne rak
Sentence: When Crackin' Rosie could not get her way with her spouse, Corky Merlot, she would use the wine rack as a whinerack and sack him on the head. He was mulling over grabbing a cab and leaving her to cross the bordeaux,and run off with his girlfriend, Sweet Sherry. To his riesling, any port in a storm was better than living a lie and becoming Pinot keyo. Being married to Rosie had become a real champain.
Etymology: Whine (to complain;a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)& Rack (torment emotionally or mentally;an instrument of torture)& Wordplay on Wine Rack (a wooden or metal frame used to store bottles of wine horizontally)
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COMMENTS:
Pinot keyo - I had to sound that out, then I got it! Funny... : ) - karenanne, 2010-11-11: 16:25:00
I heard of a wine for seniors...you can drink it all night and not have to get up to visit the toilet...it's called Pinot More! - Nosila, 2010-11-11: 18:55:00
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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)
Potulance
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: paht-chew-luhnce
Sentence: Kate's moods and irritability were so predictable Pete knew the moment he heard the kitchen cupboard doors squeak open he was in for a barrage of her potulance.
Etymology: Using PETULANCE, meaning ill humor, irritability + POT
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COMMENTS:
good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-29: 09:15:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-29: 12:39:00
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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:
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous voter! ~ James