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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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Mushgroom

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mush-gr-oom

Sentence: Sally decided the only way to get rid of her hangover from the previous nights pub crawl was a good scrub in the shower. Due to her condition she had forgotten to remove her contact lenses before she passed out. This lead to the discovery of a very unpleasant growth of mushgroom lurking in the corner of the shower tray. Being short sighted she had not spotted the disgusting gooey mess before and therefore it had grown to quite a size. Her piercing screams coud be heard for miles, the police arrived expecting to attend a homicide and could not believe it when Sally explained what had actually happened.

Etymology: Mush(a soft wet pulpy mass) + Groom(to pay attention to personal hygiene and appearance) = Mushgrooom. Play on Mushroom(a spore producing body of a fungus)

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zxvasdf I'm a sucker for puns. Mushgroom in muchrooms! - zxvasdf, 2008-09-29: 12:46:00

metrohumanx Methinks there exists a link between excessive alcohol consumption and scary fungi, wouldn't you agree, Watson? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:46:00

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Fungiphobotamy

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Funjee-pho-bota-mee

Sentence: When Lucinda saw the creeping orange slime she had a severe attack of fungiphobotamy.

Etymology: Fungi + fear + response

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COMMENTS:

now thats a cool word - KenM2, 2007-11-01: 20:11:00

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Scumprised

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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Fungiphobiangst

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: fun-jee-PHO-bee-ankst

Sentence: When Phoebe stepped into the shower and saw the massive orange slime blob on the shower floor she had a major case of fungiphobiangst and ran screaming from the bathroom.

Etymology: Blend of 'fungi' (any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow,), 'phobia'(a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.) and 'angst'(A troubled or anxious state of mind)

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metrohumanx Great five syllable word, Mstang.... Slime blob squarepants makes me shudder. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:51:00

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Downspore

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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Sporenamental

mrskellyscl

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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Turmould

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: tur-mold

Sentence: After years of wearing glasses and enjoying ablutions in the safe fuzzy blur of her bathroom, Maryann experienced a grande turmould on showering for the first time after her laser eye treatment.

Etymology: turmoil + mould

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COMMENTS:

petaj At least she was reassured that her treatment had restored perfect vision. - petaj, 2007-10-31: 04:27:00

it's time to call in the turmouldnator - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:44:00

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Sporendipity

Created by: Cheeser

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Since it was clear that the fungi had been visible and growing for months, this only increased her feeling of sporendipity when she finally noticed them growing up the shower curtain.

Etymology:

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Disfungusting

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dis-fuhn-guh-sting

Sentence: When Sally moved in with her boyfriend she found that he never really cleaned his bathroom. The shower curtain was so disfungusting that she made him take it down and clean the tile with a power washer.

Etymology: disgust ( strong distaste; nausea; loathing) + fungus (mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi)

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Flyinalfung

Created by: blackkittynili

Pronunciation: flyinalfung

Sentence: oh my good the flyinafung is coming towards me!!!!!!

Etymology: a word combined with flying inside and fungi

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-31: 00:40:00
Today we have a special "scary" definition just for Halloween. It was suggested by purpleartichokes, who not only sent in a photo of bathroom suffering from such an infestation (It is not hers!), but who also offered to model for today's comic. Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-31: 01:21:00
VERBOTOMY BLOG PARTY: November 1, 2007 is Verbotomy's first birthday! We are having a Blog Party to celebrate. Everybody is invited to the Verbotomy Blog to chat. All comments will be published as soon as you post them, so bring your favorite words and definitions and we'll chat. Go to http://www.verbotomy.com/blog. Talk to you then! ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-10-31: 04:57:00
James - thanks for hiding my cellulite! And that shower curtain... sure glad it's not MINE!

Jabberwocky - 2007-10-31: 13:55:00
busted Purple - those signature artichokes are a dead giveaway

purpleartichokes - 2007-10-31: 14:37:00
Oh well... found out. And they do clash with the orange slime. Guess I should decorate in Tangerines.

iluvenglish - 2007-11-01: 05:30:00
its EXCELLENT.... keep it up, galwaywegian...

lumina - 2008-09-30: 05:10:00
Great word! FUNNY sentence!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-02-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James