Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: spoo-KOO-zee

Sentence: Whilst Roxie longed for the joy and comfort of the jacuzzi, her evening ritual quickly turned into a moment of spokoozy amidst a sporabora of orange, slimy fungi.

Etymology: Blend of SPOOK: To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: OOZE:(of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings & JACUZZI: name of a whirlpool bath or a device that swirls water in a bath

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COMMENTS:

on the same wavelength - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-29: 16:33:00

Good hybrid, O-bob. Thanks for using "whilst", too. It's sadly neglected in today's hectic world. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:49:00

Spookoozy sounds like a great activity for a Halloween party! - Nosila, 2008-09-29: 19:54:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: slyme tyme

Sentence: Every morning for Elly was slimetime. Despite her efforts to clean the old shower, in the 24 hours since her last one, a renewed colony of orange bacteria had multiplied. Today she was ready, as she had bought a heavy-duty anti-fungal cleaner to eradicate the colony. Yes, it was a grunge match, muck my words!

Etymology: Slime (any thick messy substance) & Time (a person's experience on a particular occasion)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: spor ror

Sentence: When Marion stepped into her shower at the Bates Motel, she was in for a fright. Instead filming a horror movie, she was actually in a sporror movie. The Agent orange slime was so alive, the shock killed her. The mildew actually mildid her in...

Etymology: Spore (fungi;a small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individua) & Horror (something that inspires intense fear and aversion)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: down/spor

Sentence: Nothing like a refreshing downspore first thing in the morning to boost your immune system.

Etymology: downpour + spore

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Created by: rexcausey

Pronunciation: si-tri-MU-stros-i-tee

Sentence: In sheer panic, Diana, slipped and cracked her head on the sink after experiencing citrimustrocity for the very first time.

Etymology: citrimustrosity is a noun derived from the words 1.) citric (in reference to the color of oranges) 2.) must (a form of mold; fungus; moldiness) and finally 3.) monstrosity (the state or character of being monstrous; something hideous or frightful)

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COMMENTS:

WOW! Great Etymo. Though I only knew her briefly, i was saddened when Diana cracked her skull on the sink. That's no was for a goddess to go. :( - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 17:11:00

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Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: fun-gee-fes-ted

Sentence: Karen realized, to her horror, that her entire bathroom floor was fungifested.

Etymology: fungi(pl.fungus) fest (infested)

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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)

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COMMENTS:

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

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

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: spore-na-men-tal

Sentence: Lucy was pleased when her mother-in-law complimented the lovely spornamental in her bathroom until she realized that the old bat was talking about the slime on the shower curtain.

Etymology: spore: one cell reproductive body produced by nonflowering plants and fungi + ornamental: a plant that serves as ornamentation

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: scum/prised

Sentence: Jenny was totally scumprised when the fungi lifted her right out of the shower and closed the curtains behind her.

Etymology: SCUMPRISED verb from SCUM (a film, or layer of foul bacterial matter) + SURPRISED (a sudden feeling of wonder, or astonishment)

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Created by: Whittier

Pronunciation: koh-run-JAB-it-tayt

Sentence: Suzie sat in the bath so long, the mold began to corangeabitate her body

Etymology: cohabitate + orange

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