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DEFINITION: A discussion among family members, or room mates, which often turns into a full-blown yelling match, and which seems to occur every night whenever it's time to do the dishes.
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Chorefare
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: chore-fare
Sentence: It was with a sense of foreboding that Ma entered the kitchen. Her offspring were in siege chorefare. Kelly was wedged in the pantry while Bob and Miranda heckled and jeered, threatening her with chopsticks until she promised to empty the dishwasher.
Etymology: chore + fare (of the hearty type) + warfare
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-06: 11:35:00
Great word with wider application. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-06: 18:11:00
Nice! Very Nice!! - skeeterzirra, 2007-09-06: 22:54:00
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Prodsomegastjuice
Created by: leomar
Pronunciation: prod-some-gast-juice
Sentence: hahaha!! prod=produce, some=more, gast=gastric, juice=acid hahahaha, learn more bout difective system, hehehe
Etymology: produce some grastric juice
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COMMENTS:
learn more bout difective system, hehehe digestive**** i mean - leomar, 2007-09-17: 09:35:00
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Sinkirmish
Created by: trioptimum
Pronunciation: sin-KUR-mish
Sentence: Ian tried to be somewhere else each night at the time of the regular household sinkirmish.
Etymology: sink + skirmish
Chorgument
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: chor-gyu-ment
Sentence: i arrived home from work to find the household deep in the throes of a chorgument
Etymology: chore, argument
Washinguppityness
Created by: movingtomontana
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Can we please finish dinner without another episode of washinguppityness?
Etymology: Washing Up and Uppity
Kitchencounterattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/chen/cown/ter/attak
Sentence: A full fledged kitchencounterattack occurred last night in a small town near here with knives,forks and plates flying through open windows and injuring passersby. A dishwasher has been installed to prevent further outbursts
Etymology: kitchen counter + counter attack
Dishcord
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: dish-kawrd
Sentence: The family decided to buy a dishwasher after the dishcord following supper.
Etymology: Dish and cord from discord.
Repapdisment
Created by: leeannhamers
Pronunciation: ree-pepe-dis-mint
Sentence: i forgot so i have a mojor case of repapdisent
Etymology: regret/ paperplate/ disapoint
Scullerysquabble
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: skuhl-uh-ree-skwob-uhl
Sentence: Tonight's scullerysquabble went on until 3 am at which time Ned ended up with a fork stuck in his butt cheek.
Etymology: scullery (a small room or section of a pantry or kitchen in which cooking utensils are cleaned and stored) + squabble (argue)
Dishpute
Created by: woofmaster
Pronunciation: dish-pyoot
Sentence: After our Thanksgiving dinner, there's usually a major dishpute.
Etymology: "dish" from "dish" "pute" from ... um. pute. you know.
