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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.
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Salamonella
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: suh-LAHM-mun-el-uh
Sentence: It was hiding behind the egg carton festering technicolours, foul odours, and a plan of escape. "I'm not supposed to be in here" it thought, "I'm a hot salami and it's way too cold in here for me." It waited... and waited... and festered... and festered. She opened the door, light flooded the room, warm air rushed in like a breath of spring and it knew that this was the moment to seize the day! Salamonella was born and salamonella will reign supreme! Until the frankfurtenstein develops grandiose ideas, that is.
Etymology: salami + salmonella
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COMMENTS:
Enough to make me want to suhlahm that fridge door! Unique combo. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:48:00
great little story - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-01: 14:36:00
nice word - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:22:00
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Contamineats
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: kun TAM in eats
Sentence: Ima Hogg decided it was probably time to clean out her refrigerator when the smell started to hit her. She went through and got rid of all the expired, decayed, bloated, fuzzy, and spoiled contamineats, which she did twice a year whether it needed it or not. It might have been the potatoes ughrotten or the fetid cheese, but something was definitely stinky in there.
Etymology: eats (slang for food) + contaminates
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COMMENTS:
They should call them refigerewwwterators - Nosila, 2010-04-21: 23:31:00
refrigewwwterators...ooops - Nosila, 2010-04-21: 23:31:00
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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)
Munchymonstrosity
Created by: fatcat
Pronunciation: mun chee mon stro it ee
Sentence: The girl panicked when the munchymonstrosity leaped out of the frigde and chewed off her finger.
Etymology: munchy (delicious) monstrosity (undead or evil)
Fridgremlins
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /frij'-grem-linz/
Sentence: Brenda could hear something moving in there (in the Frigidaire) and when she peeked, and the light came on, she first heard a fierce squeal (or perhaps that was just the squeaky door), and then she was sure she saw fridgremlins scurrying behind the milk carton and the leftover casserole dish. She slammed the door shut and ran to find the number to the exterminator.
Etymology: fridge - shortening of refrigerator (from Latin, frīgus "cold") + gremlins - small, mischievous creatures (popularized by the RAF as a cause of mechanical failures; possibly from Old English, gremman "to anger, vex" + -lin of goblin) Don't get them wet!
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COMMENTS:
Who you gonna call? Box Busters? lol - silveryaspen, 2008-02-01: 08:57:00
lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:27:00
The leftover chicken and the bright fridge light didn't help either! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 07:22:00
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Ecolossus
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/coal/los/us
Sentence: The eighteen month old chicken at the back of the fridge had transformed itself into an ecolossus, ready to attack and destroy my digestive system on contact.
Etymology: ECOLOSSUS - noun - from ECOLI (a species of bacterium; capable of causing disease; can be a threat to food safety) + COLOSSUS (beast of gigantic size)
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COMMENTS:
excellent word and etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 11:37:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-01: 13:02:00
The attack of the 50 foot pullet? - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:08:00
Fantastic - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:19:00
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Scaryfridgidairy
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Skair - ee - frid - gid - air - ee
Sentence: Roscoe had a scaryfridgidairy dream that because he had not cleaned out his refigerator in several weeks, the dairy products had all become scary mutated beings. In the dream, he opened the door and was assaulted by moldy green cheese curd men with icicle swords. The smelly odor of curdled milk assaulted him and he turned to see menacing clots seeping out of his fridge and growing into large sour pools of white goo that were attempting to trap him and stick him to the floor. Even his beloved vanilla mocha chiller had taken form and was glaring at him in a creepy way. Last but not least, the potato salad was encrusted with some type of scaly green substance that had become “armor” and the whole container had formed The First Salad Regiment of the Refrigerator Army ready to do battle….
Etymology: Scary (frightening, intimidating, scary) + Fridge (short for refrigerator) + Also Fridgid (play on work frigid which means cold).... The word then ends with Dairy (foods that contain milk products)
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COMMENTS:
great word - rhyming is a bonus and always fun! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-01: 11:35:00
Oooooh- Spooky militaristic armies curdle my blood. As an ex-milkman, I shudder at the whole concept. Great job, M ! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-01: 13:54:00
Stephen King, you're not worthy...grest word and great ooky story! - Nosila, 2008-12-01: 21:49:00
Makes me think of green eggs....and killed my appetite for ham. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 06:11:00
So very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:20:00
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Morphins
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mawr-fin
Sentence: There's a morphin in the fridge, Judy screamed as she slammed the door shut. Though she had only gotten a quick glimpse when she moved the milk, she knew what is was. The leftover muffin she had promised to finish off last week had inched its way to the back of the ice box and taken on a life of its own with its hairy tentacles clinging to and infiltrating a number of its neighbors. It is going to take a strong stomach and about a gallon of bleach before Judy will feel safe in her kitchen again.
Etymology: morph (to be transformed) + muffin (an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan )
Animatextant
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: An-neh-mate-ek-stan-t
Sentence: Jill's Kung Pao chicken, from her favorite Chinese restaurant, became animatextant after she left it in the fridge for a month.
Etymology: Combination of "animate" - to give life to; and "extant" - not destroyed or lost
Morphinade
Created by: Niktionary
Pronunciation: mor-fin-aid
Sentence: Rather than throw away expired milk, my husband likes to let it morphinade into rotten cottage cheese
Etymology: metamorphasis+merinade
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COMMENTS:
eewww... sounds like a deadly relative of lemonade! fun word! - bananabender, 2008-02-03: 08:16:00
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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