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DEFINITION: n., 1. The process by which pairs of socks are washed, dried, and then separated perhaps never to be reunited again. 2. The place where lost socks disappear to. v. To lose your mate in the wash.
Verboticisms
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Laundrasunder
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: lawn-dra-sun-der
Sentence: He was her perfect match, her solemate; but the pair became laundrasunder by forces beyond their control. Although she tried desperately to keep their union from fraying it was obvious that their happiness was wearing thin. She tried to put a good spin cycle on it; however, one day the whole thing went down the drain and he disappeared with a cheap pair of nylons. "Darn it"! she cried, "I guess it all comes out in the wash."
Etymology: laundry: place to wash clothes + asunder: part with; separate in time or space
Sockawry
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Sock awry
Sentence: What nefarious business is this? cried Priscilla, clutching a single sock in her manicured fingers. That is the fifth sockawry this week!
Etymology: Sock (foot covering) & awry (gone missing) Similar to GONE AWRY
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COMMENTS:
Sockawry....didn't he escape from the gulag with one sock? - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:09:00
Far far awry? - Mustang, 2008-11-06: 22:18:00
I like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 22:58:00
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Styxcycle
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: STICKS-uh-cull (alternatively: stick-SIGH-cull)
Sentence: Flo and Eddie drove down to the local Sudz-O-Mat with some trepidation. Flo didn't trust Eddie's laundry skills, and Eddie knew he'd suffer a tumble-dried fate worse than death if he lost just ONE of Flo's imported Mohair/Alpaca blend custom knitted reinforced-toe foot garments. After gently front-loading the best machine with Eco-friendly low-phosphate clinical-action detergent, Flo lovingly inserted her beloved socks and set the washer to "ultra-gentle". Flo positioned SweatyEddie on a folding chair right in front of the porthole and went next door to the pizzeria. Sure as shootin, when they opened the evil machine's greedy maw, Flo's coddled sockettes were riding solo, unpaired and unloved, traumatized victims of the mysterious STYXCYCLE which spelled the end of another modern relationship. Flo had insured her collection to the hilt, but although her temperment was set to NORMAL, she took Eddie down to the river and beat him on a rock in an effort to make him "come clean"...
Etymology: STYX+CYCLE=STYXCYCLE.....STYX:the principal river of the underworld in Greek mythology in which the Gods did their laundry;Latin Styg-, Styx, from Greek.......CYCLE:an interval of time during which a sequence of events or phenomena is completed < wash cycle,spin cycle> a course or series of events or operations that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point.
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COMMENTS:
http://www.oldewash.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 11:33:00
hopefully they went to heaven where choirs of angels sing hose/anna in the highest - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-06: 12:11:00
Today's challenge has spawned a cornucopia of creativity that's going to make voting VERY difficult. What a crew! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:14:00
http://www.myspace.com/floandeddie - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 12:20:00
Don't know when I've had so many laughs reading the stories behind the words!!! Didn't know there was actually laundry being done in the underworld!! - mweinmann, 2008-11-06: 13:22:00
NOBODY escapes washday :) - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 15:45:00
Terrific imput as usual. Perhaps the wayward siocks are trying to escape eternal darnation. Nice combo by use of 'Styx" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-06: 17:41:00
Styx and stones...it's great therapy to hear everyone discuss their sox lives... - Nosila, 2008-11-06: 22:05:00
Good one!! - Mustang, 2008-11-06: 22:18:00
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Socdition
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: soc/dish/un
Sentence: When one of my socks loses its sole, it mysteriously makes its way, on its own, to socdition, never to be found in my washer, or dryer again.
Etymology: SOCDITION - noun - from Sock (foot covering) + PERDITION (hell)
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha. Darkly disturbing- with overtones of conspiracy. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 11:56:00
at first i thought it was something like secession. sockession. it s a frightening thought, that there is such a thing as a sock hell. - zxvasdf, 2008-11-06: 12:15:00
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Sockgregation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sok greg ay shun
Sentence: The process of sockgregation on laundry day leads to many casualties. More hosiery pairs are torn apart in the dryer than married couples in Reno, darn it!
Etymology: Sock (hosiery;woolly covering for feet and ankles) & Segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)
Sockabyebaby
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: Rhymes with rock-a-bye-baby
Sentence: Each time one of his rare cartoon character socks went awol from his bulging sock drawer, (as socks are wont to do), my aging wannabe rock singer dad would lament its disappearance by singing his Sockabyebaby ballad for days on end.
Etymology: sock + rock-a-bye (lullaby) + baby (sweetheart as in a pop song)
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-09: 10:33:00
Luv the sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:48:00
chuckling even more ... watch out for child and family protective services who might go after those sockabyebabies! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:01:00
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Sockabyss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Sok - uh - biss
Sentence: Gabriella was concerned that Javier may have disappeared into the depths of the sockabyss when he went looking for his missing argyles.
Etymology: Socks + abyss (bottomless pit)
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 16:47:00
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Darnblackhole
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: darn blak hole
Sentence: "Why oh why", cried Sylvia,"does that darnblackhole in the dryer only take the sock that you didn't put your big toenail through"?
Etymology: darn (mend socks) & Black Hole (cosmos)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:48:00
Your humorous definition brought us all a lot of laughs and a lot of fun words were created. Good one, sipsoccer.
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:54:00
James ... your cartoon for this daffynition has me roaring with laughter every time I look at it. Can't help wondering if you have a daughter with a boyfriend that inspired it ??? !!! It's a good thing there's no such thing as a cannibal dryer! Yet!
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
GossaMcqueen - 2013-01-16: 19:14:00
please, i made a mistake and posted wrongly - how do i remove my Word?