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DEFINITION: n., A cut, or puncture wound on the roof of the mouth inflicted while consuming dangerously crunchy-sharp foods, like potato chips. v., To cut the roof your mouth while eating extra crispy snack foods.

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Chipuncture

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: chipəngkchər

Sentence: Sam loves his tortilla snacks. What he doesn*t love is when he chipunctures the roof of his mouth with these insidious little shards of corn. Not only do they chipuncture the flesh, they immediately inject salt into the wound.

Etymology: chip (a thin slice of food made crisp by being fried, baked, or dried and typically eaten as a snack) + puncture (a small hole in something such as the skin, caused by a sharp object)

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Alivatar

Created by: simralotomy

Pronunciation: Aliv-va-tar

Sentence: I usually have an alivatar in summer holidays. Eating too many chips can be really painful sometimes

Etymology:

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Chipcut

Created by: Abraxised

Pronunciation: chip-kut

Sentence: OWW! I just got a chipcut!

Etymology: chip (a crunchy slice of cooked potato) cut (a small wound)

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Spudnik

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: spud/nik

Sentence: I had to give up eating potato chips because of the spudniks - either that or get a whole new red wardrobe.

Etymology: sputnik + spud + nick

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COMMENTS:

Nice one. Thinking of giving them up myself! - TJayzz, 2008-10-23: 13:04:00

metrohumanx Welcome to the Spice Age, comrade! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:13:00

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Chipnick

Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: chip-nick

Sentence: She received a nasty chipnick after rapidly consuming those salt and vinegar chips.

Etymology: chip(potato chip) & nick (injure/jab)

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COMMENTS:

Ilike it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-27: 23:57:00

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Pointidbit

thegoatisbad

Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: poin-tid-bit

Sentence: Kimberly never bought rock candy without buying orajel or anbesol. She knew the sugary pointidbits would scrape their way across the roof of her mouth while she scarfed them down, but the sweet thorsels were too much to resist, so she tried only to alleviate the symptoms rather than prevent them. About the side effect: "Oh, it's the greatest tongue scrapper around" she explained to Zinnia while drooling blood, "it's done wonders for my breath."

Etymology: pointed (has a sharp point) + tidbit (small piece of a food)

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Chipuncture

Created by: MithrilShadow

Pronunciation: ˈchip-ˈpəŋk-chər

Sentence: Jane had a rather embarrassing visit to the emergency room, for a rather nasty chipunture wound in her pallet.

Etymology: Chip: a small thin slice of food. Puncture: a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing.

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Pretzelpuncture

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Pret + zel + punct + sure

Sentence: Absentmindedly gobbling his pretzel snack, the sharp pain in the roof of his mouth told Delbert that he'd just given himself a pretzelpuncture.

Etymology: Pretzel + puncture

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COMMENTS:

I know from experience that this can and does happen. - Mustang, 2007-11-27: 03:58:00

petaj Watch out that it doesn't develop into a chewma (chew + trauma + tumour) - petaj, 2007-11-27: 07:05:00

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Dolorito

Created by: bbawden

Pronunciation: Dough-Low-ree-Toe

Sentence: I was so hungry this morning, I ate 3 bowls of cap'n Crunch, resulting in a plethora of doloritos all day.

Etymology: Dorito- chip Dolor- Spanish for PAIN

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Gashmandize

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gash/man/dize

Sentence: She gashmandizes the roof of her mouth every time she pigs out on potato chips.

Etymology: gash + gormandize (gorge, binge,devour)

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Big congrats on getting your word published! You must be so proud of your proginese! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 20:17:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-22: 00:20:00
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James