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'Why do you keep making those stupid faces?'

DEFINITION: v. intr., To silently signal the position of a piece of food on a person's face using hand gestures, facial expressions and tonguing motions. n., A nonverbal communication system used to alert and assist diners with food on their faces.

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Chowrade

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Chow+rade

Sentence: When Bob started to grubspeckulate, Roxie thought that he had a fishbone stuck in his throat. But Bob's gesticulation was just a chowrade to tell her she had some anchovy on her face.

Etymology: Chowrade (chow (food) & charade

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Gagticulation

Created by: heartnsoul

Pronunciation: gag-tik-u-la-shun

Sentence: On their one month anniversary, Tidy Tina ran away in horror when her cake-faced boyfriend, Big Bob, thought her facial gagticulations were romantic invitations.

Etymology: gag (the response)+ gesticulation (the signals)

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Particlepantomime

Created by: svnfsvn

Pronunciation: particle pant imime

Sentence: particlepantimime did the trick,no one else noticed his face at the wine tastingparty.

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Stupartfart

Created by: blackkittynili

Pronunciation: stu-part-fart

Sentence: stupartfart stop it

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Orthocue

Created by: Kevcom

Pronunciation: aor-tho-ku

Sentence: "She opened her lips and I thought she was going to kiss me! Instead she was moving her toung side-to-side in a delibarate act of orthocuation because I had food on my cheeks. Perhaps after my face was clean, she would kiss me."

Etymology: ortho (mouth) + cue (gesture)

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Gestrickle

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Jes-trik-ul

Sentence: Hoping to silently alert Phil to the jelly around his mouth from the doughnut Mildred gave him a quick gestrickle.

Etymology: Gesture + trickle

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Digesticulate

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: die jest ick ewe late

Sentence: He mistook her digesticulations for a desire to lick his face. Why he should have acted on instinct at this point, when he had never had a trustworthy hunch in his life was extraordinary, but not nearly as extraordinary as the ensuing violence.

Etymology: digest, gesticulate, as in gesticulate to someone that they should digest the food they're wearing.

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Slaplick

Created by: looseball

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Lickityspat

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Li-Kuh-Tee-Spa-AT

Sentence: Through her ingenious lickityspat, James was now aware of the egg on his face.

Etymology: Spittle, Spat upon, reviled. Lickimous Androdgenous.

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Indicrumbcate

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: in-di-kruhm-keyt

Sentence: Since she thought Herb was a dweeb, she refused to indicrumbcate to him that he had parsley and basil entangled in his braces.

Etymology: indicate + crumb

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-01: 02:30:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-01: 02:49:00
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2014-04-22: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James