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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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Sporenamental
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
Oranguscare
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: orange-you-scare
Sentence: Thousands of replicating fungi was oranguscare.
Etymology:
Scumprised
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: scum/prised
Sentence: I was totally scumprised when the fungi lifted me out of the shower and closed the curtains behind me.
Etymology: scum + surprised
Naranjitude
Created by: tumblebehr
Pronunciation: na ran jeh tood
Sentence: the naranjitude made me slip in the shower.
Etymology:
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:
Contamildewnation
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kuhn-ta-mil-doo-ney-shuhn
Sentence: She was weary about having friends stay overnight for fear they would want to use her shower the next day. The contamildewnation that had taken over her bathroom was that bad. Little colonies had formed and were beginning to have battles with each other in her tub. So far, orange was defeating pink.
Etymology: contamination + mildew (a nation of mould and mildew)
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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Corangeabitate
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
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)
Fungiwobble
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: fun + guy + wobble
Sentence: Mary drew back the shower curtain with great sporeboding, remembering her previous fungiwobble. On a scale of one to ten for disgusting, that Grimal Tap was an eleven.
Etymology: sporeboding - the sense of terror one gets before entering a filthy zone, Grimal Tap - slimy to the touch, difficult to turn, no longer stainless steel
Comments:
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 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!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James