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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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Gresticulate
Created by: Carlyumz
Pronunciation: gress-tick-u-late
Sentence: Despite my many attempts to gresticulate, Frank was still oblivious to the piece of mint sauce hanging precariously from his nose.
Etymology: Grub(food) + Gesticulate(to signal)
Signalood
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: cigna-lude
Sentence: she used every imaginable signalood to show him how sloppy he was.
Etymology: Signal+food
Elimaphore
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n., v. intr.) ĭ-lĭm''ə-fōr'
Sentence: Megan used elimapore to indicate the cheesecake blot on her boss's lips, but he only thought she was coming on to him.
Etymology: elim[inate] + semaphore
Foodianslip
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: food/ee/an/slip
Sentence: Janice sent her friend the silent facial foodianslip message across the table to warn her friend of excess crumbs on her face.
Etymology: food + Freudian Slip
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-01: 10:47:00
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Clandesdine
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: homonym for clandestine
Sentence: Marcel thought Mary was having some sort of seizure, but when he finally realized his chin was covered with sauce he appreciated her clandesdine efforts.
Etymology: blending of clandestine and dine
Caratitas
Created by: aiiden
Pronunciation: car-ra-tee-tas
Sentence: Susan mad caratitas to Sam when she noticed the blue icing hanging from his nostrils.
Etymology: Cara=(spanish for face) titas =(no idea, but if your mexican, you'll understand)
Jesture
Created by: Justpeachyy
Pronunciation: Jest ture
Sentence: Thanks for the jesture, you saved me from a huge amount embarrassment!
Etymology: devrived from gesture, however.. saving you from a jester appearance.
Morselcode
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: mor-sul-cohd
Sentence: i was saved from embarrasment by a nice piece of morselcode from my sister
Etymology: morsel, morse code
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-01: 04:43:00
Hope you repaid your sister with a diamante brooch or similar siBling! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-01: 07:58:00
SOS - stop our slob? - heartnsoul, 2007-11-01: 08:25:00
Brilliant! - Domhain, 2007-11-01: 09:25:00
ah - Inspector Morselcode no doubt - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-01: 10:50:00
Simply the best! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-01: 20:48:00
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Foodscopism
Created by: Garry
Pronunciation: "Food" "Scope" "Izz-um"
Sentence: "My wife used foodscopism as we sat in Mcdonalds eating fries with lots of ketchup on them."
Etymology:
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James