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DEFINITION: v., To drop food on the floor, then pick it up and eat it, before anyone else can say "it's too dirty". n., A tasty treat which has been accidentally dropped, then quickly salvaged and savored.

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Linoleyum

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lin ol ee yum

Sentence: When Frasier accidentally dropped something tasty on the floor, the floor automatically became a linoleyum. He dove to lick up the treat before the five second rule applied and could win gold medals for his efforts.

Etymology: Linoleum (a floor covering) & Yum (an interjection that means delicious)

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Scoffdrop

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Sk-off-dr-op

Sentence: Tim was skilled in the art of scoffdrop, he would spend hours trying to persuade his friends that any food that had accidentally fallen to the floor was perfectly safe to eat, as long as you follow the golden rule. The food must be eaten within five seconds so that any germs do not have a chance to move in on it.

Etymology: Scoff(to eat quickly or greedily) ORIGIN Dutch from Schoft 'meal' + Drop(to fall or cause to fall to the floor) = Scoffdrop

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Nice sentence, Tjayzz. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:18:00

I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:33:00

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Plibble

Created by: micvice

Pronunciation: PLIH-bul

Sentence: Marcel was very clumsy and a bit of a glutton, so naturally quite the plibbler.

Etymology: plop, nibble

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Dingegestion

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: din-jest-shun

Sentence: Marc thought that Cheese-It's tasted a little better after he dingegested them off of his grandma's shag carptet, shouting 5-second rule.

Etymology: dinge + ingestion

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Stapholacrumb

Created by: fourgirls

Pronunciation: staf o la crum

Sentence: Craig there are not enough families of antibiotics to cure you from that stapholacrumb.

Etymology: Staph, crumb

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That's Great!! - MadTripper, 2007-10-11: 10:40:00

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Lamineat

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: lamənēt

Sentence: A true believer in the 5-second rule, Bob is likely to lamineat anything that hits the floor. His mother would fuss at him until she dropped one of her favorite cookies. She practically knocked him into the next room retrieving it.

Etymology: laminate (manufactured by placing layer on layer) + eat (put food into the mouth and chew and swallow it)

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Tenseconder

ajnemajrje

Created by: ajnemajrje

Pronunciation: ten-sek-on-dur

Sentence: John eats food off the floor all the time. He is a total tenseconder

Etymology: a person who takes the "ten second" rule a little to much to heart.

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Fulkingly

Created by: ambercriss

Pronunciation: Fool-king-le

Sentence: He was fulkingly the floor.

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Crudeates

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: crude/eat/ays

Sentence: Once the platter of hors-d'oeuvres hit the floor the hungry guests quickly turned the crudites into crudeates.

Etymology: crudites (hors-d'oeuvre of mixed raw vegetables + crude + eat

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metrohumanx Very sophisticated word, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:23:00

mais oui! - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-30: 15:06:00

"Crud" - a great word that I sometime used frequently. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:32:00

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Consperate

Created by: destrict

Pronunciation: con-sper-rate

Sentence: After dropping her ice cream, the little girl decided to consperate it with vigor.

Etymology:

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-11: 01:35:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James

mplsbohemian - 2007-10-11: 22:57:00
There are a LOT of good words today!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-12: 00:30:00
Yes lots of floordoeuvres for thought. Tasty too! Even if they are all full of antipastogens. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-02-08: 00:20:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James