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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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Dishmocracy

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: dish-MOCK-rah-see

Sentence: Generally rotation worked in Josh's house, but occasionally dishmocracy overruled the schedule which always threw things into a tailspin.

Etymology: Democracy (mob rule) combined with dishes.

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COMMENTS:

I think there's a little bit of mocking in there too - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-06: 11:46:00

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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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Dishspute

Created by: Screamer

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Every night after dinner the family would erupt into a violent dishspute over the cleaning process

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

got my vote although I would have spelled it dishpute - FreeToys, 2007-09-06: 07:56:00

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Dishturbance

Created by: earljw

Pronunciation: dish-TUR-bence

Sentence: I had to bang on the walls of my apartment because of the dishturbance next door, which happens every night at this time

Etymology: dish + disturbance

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Yescussion

Created by: skepsis

Pronunciation: yes-kussion

Sentence: Mark died in the fight that our yescussion led to.

Etymology: yell and discussion

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Dishsent

Created by: rhowes

Pronunciation: dish-sent

Sentence: There was always a lot of dishsent in our home at supper wash up time.

Etymology: dish + dissent

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Bladesofgory

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: blades/of/gory

Sentence: When the meal is done, they usually start an all out bladesofgory verbal attack on each other trying to determine the dish responsibility for that day.

Etymology: 'Blades of Glory'(the movie) and the use of entrenching tools (knives) in the form of words, to verbally stab each other to inflict guilt trying to convince each other to do the dishes.

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COMMENTS:

excellent imagery - petaj, 2007-09-06: 08:14:00