Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: skan tee matt urr

Sentence: Having examined the relationship between the increase in the substance and the increased flimsiness of her undergarments, she concluded that for the most part it was scantymatter

Etymology: antimatter, scanty

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Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [ham-pster]

Sentence: Slogging throught one's laundry was one thing, Hannah decided, but dehampsterfying Andy's dryer was rather like mucking out the stables and required a degree in zoology.

Etymology: Mash up of Hamper, a large basket or other receptacle, usually with a cover as in for clothes and Hamster a short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodent.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: whurl-pool-lint

Sentence: Marjorie was absolutely astounded at the amount of Whirlpoolint she found in the dryer after each use of the appliance and she marveled at how big some of the dustbunnies were and tried to figure out which garment or other article produced them.

Etymology: Blend of Whirlpool, a brand of appliances and Lint.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lint er net

Sentence: When June cleaned out the mesh on her dryer, it was always filled with what she called linternet...those little bits of fabric and material that were always floating around in fibre space.

Etymology: lint (dryer fluff;loose fibres) & Internet (world wide web)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: un+rav+felt

Sentence: Despite hours of unravfelting, Marcus, a goth from way back could never work out how the lint in his tumble dryer was always pink.

Etymology: unravel + felt

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Created by: feltcap

Pronunciation: fûrz

Sentence: As she pulled the crispy cat carcass out of the dryer she suddenly knew where all the furz in the lint trap had come from.

Etymology: fur - the thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, fuzz - a mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down

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Created by: xxmel

Pronunciation: Fuz-Splah-Ch-Tur

Sentence: Jane was perplexed to see a fuzzsplochter of so many colors and shades alongside her freshly washed sweater.

Etymology: Fuzz - Soft, fluff, consisting of little; Splotch - Blob, ball

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: FUZZ WUZZ WHAT

Sentence: "What the fuzz is this?" she said as she pulled the wad of fuzzwuzzwhat out of the dryer. "I have no idea," he replied."And who cares. What are you fussing about the fuzz for?" he asked. "Well, it's just that we haven't seen Fuzzy Wuzzy around in a few days and...well...ya know...never mind."

Etymology: FUZZ: WAS WHAT:

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COMMENTS:

Nice - TJayzz, 2009-02-18: 18:31:00

Time to call in The Fuzz! Cute word - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 00:22:00

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Created by: DnBrown

Pronunciation: En-lint-en-ment

Sentence: Everyone who went to the Eastside Laundry mat knew to avoid dryer 7. Anytime anyone would stick an article of clothing in dryer 7, they would soon find out it would never be the same. Sweaters, underwear, and kilts all maimed by this dryer's curse. It would plaster a fluffy fiber substance all over the clothes, like leeches on an amazon swimmer. It wasn't until Jerry, a regular to the Eastside Laundry mat, was frustraited at having to wait for a open dryer. All them were being used, except for dryer 7, and he was running out of patience. Fed up with looking at the dryer collect dust, or give it, he decided to explore the hated machine. After opening the door, he looked in and suddenly gained Enlintenment, he had finally realized what was causing this community headache. He reached in the into despised appliance and pulled out a small unknown mammal. After a few minutes of empty runs, he was able to throw his load into the machine and saved the community from further "furmoil"

Etymology: Mixture of Enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge) and Lint (Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz)

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Created by: sam145

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