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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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Carnoral
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: karn-awr-uhl
Sentence: His carnoral was so severe that he made an appointment to see his dentist hoping for a shot of novocaine.
Etymology: carnage + oral
Mundopuncture
Created by: rdococ
Pronunciation: mun-doh-puncture
Sentence: Alice had a severe case of mundopuncture after the chips she was eating turned out to be live sleeping lobsters painted yellow, that she just woke.
Etymology: German "mundo" for mouth + "puncture"
Doritow
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: doh-reet-ow
Sentence: Bill suffered a major doritow when one corner of his nacho-cheese flavored torilla chip got wedged under his toung and another corner jammed into the roof of his mouth as he bit down on it.
Etymology: Doritos: A brand of flavored tortilla chips. + ow: an interjection that denotes pain.
Snacklash
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈsnæk.læʃ/
Sentence: Snacklash is the humble potato chip's last line of defense.
Etymology: From snack + backlash.
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COMMENTS:
very funny ErWenn - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-27: 11:30:00
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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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COMMENTS:
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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Junkcutter
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: junk/cut/tur
Sentence: He had to have plastic surgery to replce the roof of his mouth thanks to junkcutters.
Etymology: junk + cut + junketter
Pretzelaceration
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pretzl-lass-er-AY-shun
Sentence: As was so often the case, Winifred suffered a serious pretzelaceration in the roof of her mouth from carelessly eating pretzel sticks too fast.
Etymology: Blend of pretzel and laceration
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:51:00
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Bitefight
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Those pringles looked good, but my mouth couldn't afford another bitefight.
Etymology: bite + fight
Potatabrasion
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: Po-tay-tah-bray-sion
Sentence: Chowing down heavily on a family size bag of chips, and preoccupied by the awesomely terrible movie on TV, young Jenny must have munched too much - one got her right on the roof of her mouth! That Potatabrasion stayed sore all day! And I'm sure the salt didn't help, either!
Etymology: Potato + Abrasion + Potatabrasion
Palateisaur
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Pal-at-iz-ore
Sentence: Whilst snacking on his favourite potato crisps, Bob was suddenly afflicted with a painful case of palateisaur, he had accidentally caught the roof of his mouth with one of the sharp edges. His eyes would not stop watering for half an hour and he was only able to eat ice-cream for the rest of the week!
Etymology: Palate(the roof of the mouth) + Sore(a raw and painful place on the body) = Palateisaur
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COMMENTS:
funny - sounds like a new species of dinosaur - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James