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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.
Verboticisms
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Turmould
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: tur-mold
Sentence: After years of wearing glasses and enjoying ablutions in the safe fuzzy blur of her bathroom, Maryann experienced a grande turmould on showering for the first time after her laser eye treatment.
Etymology: turmoil + mould
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COMMENTS:
At least she was reassured that her treatment had restored perfect vision. - petaj, 2007-10-31: 04:27:00
it's time to call in the turmouldnator - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:44:00
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Jacootie
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ja/ku/tee
Sentence: Her bathtub which was had once been a place for quiet relaxation and meditation had been transformed into a jacootie teaming with microscopic wildlife.
Etymology: jacuzzi + cootie
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COMMENTS:
Good one, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-29: 16:54:00
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Durahumbellicide
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Durr-ugh-hum-bel-eh-side
Sentence: Hot durahumbellicide! I have never seen that big of a butt move so incredibly fast to kill that many pests within a 30 second time range. I also like a word that I created called POLYSHOCKTITIAN.
Etymology: DURA ~ hard lasting HUM ~ earth BELLI ~ war CIDE ~ to kill, cut down, rid of
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
Sporabother
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: spohr-a-BOVTH-er
Sentence: Emerging from a tsudnamic loreality, Roxie found herself in a sporabother, scumscattled and scumscuttled, amidst a prorangerate.
Etymology: Sporabother (based on a "spot of bother" & sporabola:trajectory of a falling spore). Tsudnami (sud & tsunami) Scumscattle (scum & scattle - Yorkshire word: frightened. Scumscuttle: thwart, destroyed by scum. Prorangerate:(proliferate & orange)
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COMMENTS:
Galwaywegian: Hope you didn't mind me using "Loreality" - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-31: 05:32:00
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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)
Fungshroom
Created by: Lidipop
Pronunciation: Fuh-n-ge-shhh-room!
Sentence: when she discovered the "Fungshroom" on her shower curtain, she told herself..."that's not very Feng-Shui now is it!!! :)
Etymology: Fungus + mushroom + bathroom= Fungshroom
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 13:56:00
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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
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