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DEFINITION: n. A cell phone which is used to keep grocery lists, find recipes, photograph food, set timers, convert measurements, and play the Macarena while you cook. v. To use your cell phone as a kitchen appliance.
Verboticisms
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Caterang
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: kay-ta-rang
Sentence: Pierre was run off his feet over Christmas. His new restaurant 'Zheezhwaa' was the hottest place in town. Managing the bookings, and the menu, was a real challenge but it was doable thanks to the caterang ability of Pierre's new cellphone. He kept it well charged fearing the chaos that would ensue if it were to fail.
Etymology: 1.cater - to supply food that is ready to eat. 2.rang - alerted with a bell, to have made contact via a telephone.
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COMMENTS:
Pierre sounds a bit orangutangy to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 17:07:00
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Cellinary
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: CELL in AIR ee
Sentence: Wow this new item is the latest in cellinary art and science, providing a wide range of culinary and cell phone technology in one device.
Etymology: CULINARY: to do with kitchen and cooking and CELL PHONE:
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-26: 08:32:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-01-26: 08:35:00
A nice crunchy word...no strings attached. Yummy with peanut butter. - readerwriter, 2009-01-26: 11:28:00
Well done!!! - mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 08:18:00
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Duckalishis
Created by: Ducks
Pronunciation: Duck Delicious
Sentence: That Peking was duckalishis
Etymology: Combination of duck and delicous
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COMMENTS:
Didn't quite spell it correctly, but still funny - JamesDonovan, 2014-10-28: 16:26:00
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Magiphone
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: ˈmadʒɪ : fəʊn
Sentence: Brrrrring Brrrrring went the oven as Jake shuffled through his messy kitchen, "hmm now where did I leave that magiphone", he wondered?
Etymology: Blend of "Magi-mix" a kind of kitchen appliance that does everything but the girl and "iPhone" a Steve Jobs creation which does everything including the girl.
Quank
Created by: JamesDonovan
Pronunciation: Qu-ank
Sentence: A coughing sound made by a duck with Ebola.
Etymology: Onomatopoeia, spelled as best as I could
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COMMENTS:
Eat it - Ducks, 2014-10-28: 16:26:00
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Icrowave
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ahy-kroh-weyv
Sentence: Jimmy found that he can heat up his coffee if he sets the cup on his smart phone and calls it. He calls it his iCrowave.
Etymology: iPhone (popular brand of cell phone) microwave (an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time)
Cellularder
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sell-u-lar-der
Sentence: Mike always kept a spare cellphone in his kitchen to use as a cellularder which came in handy for all sorts of things. He could time boiled eggs with it, store his favourite recipes in the memory and he had even been known to to attempt to fry an egg on it.
Etymology: Cell(from cellphone) + Larder(a large cupboard in the kitchen for storing food) = Cellularder
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COMMENTS:
has a very nice ring of originality - silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 09:03:00
I've heard you can pop corn using cell phones so frying eggs might also be possible - handy tool - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-26: 11:46:00
Great word. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-27: 21:52:00
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Cellte
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sel/tay
Sentence: John uses his phone to cellté some of the vegetables when he's cooking a large meal and there are no free elements on the stove.
Etymology: cellté - verb - from cell (as in phone) + sauté (to fry lightly)
Friphone
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fr eye fown
Sentence: he knew it was his friphone calling. he recognised the chickenwingtone.
Etymology: fry iphone
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COMMENTS:
luv the chickenwingtone! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 08:47:00
Wing! Wing! - Nosila, 2009-01-26: 20:12:00
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Recellcle
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: ree-sell-kul
Sentence: Bronwyn was so into recellcling she set up a craft co-op with her two best friends called Three Bored Housewives. Each year they were able to give the profits back to their local school system which paid the salary of an IT Director.
Etymology: A play on recycle...
Comments:
silveryaspen - 2009-01-26: 09:30:00
Thought this T. S. Elliot quote was worth sharing: "For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning."
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James