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DEFINITION: n., Mutated leftovers which, unattended inside an evil-minded fridge, have transformed themselves into an extremely odorous, alternate life form. v., To save food past it's freshness date and watch it grow into something new.
Verboticisms
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Putridish
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: pyu-tre-dish
Sentence: Not prone to scientific queries, the closest Kimberly came to having an interest in science was wanting to know exactly how long she could wait to clean out her fridge. "Just, hypothetically, let's say I have a friend," she started "with several putridishes in her refrigerator. Will those contaminate other things in her refrigerator?" Zinnia, who had minored in botany, answered "It all depends on the cultures. I would worry about growing mycotoxins." This answer terrified Kimberly.
Etymology: Putrid (rotten, foul) + Dish (plate of food) Sounds like "Petri Dish"
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COMMENTS:
And, whenever I try a bad recipe I manage to create a putridish to save in the frige (out of guilt) and then eventually throw away - good word. - splendiction, 2010-04-21: 19:46:00
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Fridgiraptor
Created by: fancie18
Pronunciation: fridge-ee-raptor
Sentence: Close the fridge quickly or the light will wake up my fridgitapors.
Etymology: from VELOCIRAPTOR (speedy thief) Fridgitapors (steal the food slowly)
Frigidscare
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fri jid skare
Sentence: Molly had a frigidscare when that old luncheon meat turned green with envy and tried to make a run for it!
Etymology: frigidaire (fridge brand) & scare(Boo!)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word play ... like those spoils, so frightening it froze me in my t-racks! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:05:00
nice word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 14:57:00
lol that word is also cute lol - purpleman, 2008-02-02: 07:26:00
good word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:11:00
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Extraturkeyestrial
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ex/tra/tur/key/es/tree/al
Sentence: There has been an extraturkeyestrial lurking in my fridge since Thanksgiving. It has now grown to twice it's original size and has changed colour but because of it's glow I'm saving money on a fridge light.
Etymology: extra turkey + extraterrestrial
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COMMENTS:
who's gobbling now hahahahaha. Great word - galwaywegian, 2008-02-01: 06:15:00
Roared with laughter ... evokes so many thoughts from given a whole new meaning to being Turksih or being a Turkey ... or even if there's a planet Turkey named after the country ... or it's people? This word boggles the imagination! I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:45:00
A great word - im sure ET looks nothing like the image you created!! - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:05:00
I think it's time for it to turkey off! Crazy, creative word ! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:43:00
You'd better put a lock on your fridge door or you could end up with an astral-nomical phone bill! Great word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:53:00
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Backhereia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bak heer ee ya
Sentence: The refrigerator was old, the paint chipped and the door handle had long since disintegrated. Upon prising the door open, the light no longer came on, but in the darkness you could hear the backhereia shuffling around and when your eyes became accustomed to the darkness you could make out its vaguely luminescent trail.
Etymology: bacteria, back here.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - kinda scary with a southern drawl - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 08:37:00
It took me while to figure out why this word kept running through my mind ... is it related to diarrhea? Scared the crap out of me too! (silly grin!) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:21:00
Your sentence reads like a horror novel, loved it. - sean30, 2008-02-01: 15:01:00
Great sentence; like the word alot! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-01: 15:34:00
all of the above!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:47:00
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A chiller-thriller word... it evokes "they're ba-ack!" with a good measure of hysteria thrown in as well. Good one galwaywegian! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 09:23:00
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Devittles
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: Deh-viht-tills
Sentence: Off turned the light, and the nightly terror began for the as-yet-unexpired food. The nosferatuna slid stealthily into door hopper, where the condiments rested. A silent shadow, it sunk its celery fangs into the neck of the mayonnaise jar, gorging upon its salty fatty humors. Having turned, the zomayo lurched itself over its retaining wall and began to feast on the cauliflower, which it had mistaken in its saturated stupor for brains. A large sasquash ripped its way through the forest of broccoli and emerged upon a family of tomatoes, huddling in the corner of the produce crisper. A gout of seeded ichor sprayed across the front of the clear plastic drawer. Then, a hush fell through the refrigerator as the elder god of the cooler, Cthulhummus rose, an amorphous evil clad in finest shimmering Saran. Muffled screams issued from the magnetic seal around the door, but fell upon sleeping ears. Tonight the devittles reigned, and no food would go untainted.
Etymology: devil (or possibly deviant) + vittles
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COMMENTS:
You get my vote for using Cthulhummus. Dagon and Nyarlothotep beware! :) - yellowbird, 2008-02-01: 14:27:00
Wow - so many great stories today - I love nosferatuna - could also be nosfuratuna (furry mould) - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:41:00
Great style - reads like a mystery ... as well as a spoiled food history! Kudos for the novel-ty of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 15:42:00
its good but the sentence is a little long - purpleman, 2008-02-02: 12:49:00
clever word, clever story, entertaining, funny! What more could we want? - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 06:50:00
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Reanimunchies
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: ree-AN-ih-mun-cheese
Sentence: Charles Dexter Ward maintained a slovenly flat down near the river. His blasphemous experiments occupied most of his time, so he enlisted the services of a cleaning woman. One bleak December night he heard a scream from the kitchen above him. Dropping his ancient leather-bound volume of spells, Charles bounded up the rotten stairway to find Heidi's partial remains steaming on the pantry tiles like a heap of microwaved bratwurst. In a flash, Charles realized the awful truth: His poorly refrigerated leftovers had become REANIMUNCHIES and attacked the hired help in a way that made an open coffin for Heidi...unthinkable. The icebox door was ajar, and a greasy streak led out to the moors like the trail of an irradiated slug. Perhaps, with a little more work, his breakthrough in supernatural food preservation WAS possible, thought Charles as he tenderly slipped Heidi's remains, and her Swiffer, into the grey waters beside the pier.
Etymology: REANIMate+mUNCHIES=REANIMUNCHIES.......REANIMATE:To give new life to,To bring to life by scientific or mystical means.....MUNCHIES:light snack foods, sometimes exhibiting motion and reproductive capabilities.
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COMMENTS:
This space intentionally left blank. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 01:08:00
love your little stories - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:02:00
Thank You. I tweaked it a little bit, but I failed to convey the more sinister, ghastly nature of the REANIMUNCHIES.....mabye next time. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:18:00
http://www.hplovecraft.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:19:00
Worthy of Fridgenstein...Something from the Outer Limits of One's fridge...The Maytag of Mayhem, the Amana B. Reckonedwith! - Nosila, 2008-12-01: 22:20:00
Once again T-Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:20:00
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Riplarchaivivus
Created by: sean30
Pronunciation: Rip-larc-hai-vi-us
Sentence: You know when your fridge is taken over by mutated leftovers its time to be Riplacchaivivus and battle them with Cillit Bang!
Etymology: Riplarchaivivus-To take control under extreme circumstances. Mainly from mutated meat or vegetables. Ripl (Ripley ie Aliens) - Archa (from Archaic, meaning outdated/By-gone) - ivivus (taken from Latin word Redivivus, To be reborn again/back to life as
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COMMENTS:
Unique sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 09:31:00
your etymology is most impressive! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 11:32:00
clever etymology! Good to see good ol' Ripley in there. What a gal! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:42:00
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Putriments
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PEWT-reh-ments
Sentence: The malodorous emanations coming from her fridge let Elsie know in a big way that the fridge had become a haven for long forgotten putriments and she momentarily contemplated calling 911 for emergency removal.
Etymology: Blend of 'putrid' (in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten) and 'nutriments' (anything that nourishes; nourishment; food)
Nutrisentify
Created by: Kirubeza
Pronunciation: new-trih-sehn-tih-fie
Sentence: Jenny opened her fridge and was appalled at the the fact that the chicken she had been saving for the past week had nutrisentified and wanted to leave the fridge.
Etymology: This word is derived from "nutrient", as in he food itself, and "sentient", to show that to everyone's dismay, it now has a mind of it's own.
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COMMENTS:
Nuterrific word - Nosila, 2010-04-21: 23:25:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by bananabender. Thank you bananabender. ~ James
Dougalistic - 2008-02-01: 06:50:00
Something smells fishy around here.
silveryaspen - 2008-02-01: 16:05:00
Great definition. Really motivated and inspired some of the funniest sentences and verboticisms of the week! :-)
bananabender - 2008-02-03: 04:00:00
Great cartoon James! The details are a hoot... the bite out of the drumstick, stuffed olives as eyes, and wings mutated into a two-headed monster. Funny! You've inspired me to submit more ideas for you to develop and take to the nth degree!
Thank you Bananabender! I was definitely inspired by your words -- the evil-minded fridge is brilliant! ~ James
WOW! SAY NO MORE!
Today's definition was suggested by bananabender. Thank you bananabender. ~ James