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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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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
Muguendo
Created by: cmseth
Pronunciation: mug-you-endo
Sentence: When Bob drooled frosting on his face while gazing at Carol, Ted used subtle muguendo to clue him in before his wife Alice noticed.
Etymology: mug = face and uendo = innuendo, or hint
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COMMENTS:
Can also be used in verb form, as in "Alice muguendoed, but Bob was oblivious to her facial contortions." - cmseth, 2007-11-01: 21:27:00
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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
Cuisign
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: kwi-sahyn
Sentence: Bill tactfully tried using cuisign language to signal to his date that she had a bit of green beans stuck between her front teeth.
Etymology: Cuisine: Latin; coquīna + Sign: Latin; signum
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
Particlepantomime
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: particle pant imime
Sentence: particlepantimime did the trick,no one else noticed his face at the wine tastingparty.
Etymology:
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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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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James