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DEFINITION: v. tr., To secretly snap up and gobble down a small bit of food left on a dish, wrapping or pot. n., The small bits of tasty food, like melted cheese or veggies, that stick to food wrapping.
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Crumplunder
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkrʌmˌplʌndɚ/ crumb-plunder (not crump-lunder)
Sentence: Sometimes, the crumplunder is the best part.
Etymology: From crumb + plunder
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COMMENTS:
Just say it out-loud, and you can't help but be amused. - ErWenn, 2007-09-27: 00:53:00
Love it, ErWenn! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-27: 04:43:00
What a great word! - Nettle, 2007-09-27: 09:24:00
Rolls right off your tongue. Great! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 10:09:00
Excellent:something special! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:39:00
Thanks for the kind words. - ErWenn, 2007-09-30: 01:38:00
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Plastlick
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: plast/lik
Sentence: Her very strict diet only allowed her to plastlick so everyone saved their used sandwich wrappers for her.
Etymology: plastic + lick
Nibblenobble
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Nibb-all-knob-all
Sentence: Judy knew that soaking the cat's bowl was the easy part. Nibblenobbling some of the dried meat off the side whilst Nigel looked for the TV remote was the real challenge.
Etymology: Nibble - to eat something by taking a lot of small bites. Nobble - to get hold of; grab; steal; filch
Swisherdok
Created by: frenchprof
Pronunciation: swisher- doc
Sentence: swisherdok! its all done...
Etymology: swish=as it sounds and dok=Proto-North-Bahnaric squeeze, pinch
Hidbits
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: HID-bitz
Sentence: John knew he was as full as he could be so he asked the waiter for a "doggie" bag. Even so he couldn't resist hounding after the morsels left on his plate for he knew that 80% of the flavor in any dish is crammed into the hidbits, those tiny scraps that most people politely leave behind.
Etymology: Hidden (adjective: kept out of sight; concealed) + Bits (a small piece, part, or quantity of something) Derivative of tidbit (a small piece of tasty food)
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COMMENTS:
Yes! The best flavors are hidden in those bits! :) - lumina, 2008-08-28: 21:21:00
Brilliant. Too good to just wolf it down. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-29: 08:25:00
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Clandesdine
Created by: kearstin
Pronunciation: clan-des-dine
Sentence: I always clandesdine when no one is looking - I have a particular weakness for quesadilla squeezings and cheese that someone else has grated.
Etymology: clandestine+dine - illicit snacking
Lapitizers
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: lap/i/tize/ers
Sentence: Saturday night was the last straw for Ed. Grabbing a bite to eat out in public with June was just too humiliating. He had overlooked the time that ripped open the Cheetos bags (hers AND his) at the bus stop to lick the cheese. He ignored the time she grabbed everyone's utensils at the company picnic making sure no condiment or sugary glaze went to waste. But when she moistened her fingers and then started dabbing at his pant legs for lapitizers in front of his parents, he was as Jerry Seinfeld said in one of the many classic episodes, "Off the project!"
Etymology: lap and appetizers
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COMMENTS:
Wow, Lumina....that was vividly disturbing....I like it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-29: 08:17:00
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Nibblescule
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: NIB-uhl-skyool
Sentence: Bob nibblesculed with a gobsessiveness. Modigobs of mushruins and upgrubs of pizzabris were just two of his favorite nibblescules.
Etymology: NIBBLE:To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits & MINUSCULE: Any very small, minute thing or object.
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COMMENTS:
Awesome. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:34:00
Pizzabris-hahaha - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:43:00
Ok, I'm hungry. - lumina, 2008-08-28: 21:22:00
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Hidbit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hīdbit
Sentence: Marcy loves to stop at her favorite fast-food joint for lunch. The food itself is fine but the best part is finding a hidbit, a little chunk of burger or cheese stuck to the wrapper. She has been known to ingest a scrap of paper just to get these morsels.
Etymology: hid (put or keep out of sight) + tidbit (a small piece of tasty food)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy! ~ James
Wow! That sentence packs a PUNCH!
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy. ~ James