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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.
Verboticisms
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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
Lefthoover
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: left-hoo-vur
Sentence: Once the guests had departed, he quickly lefthoovered the gooey pizza bits from their plates.
Etymology: left-overs, Hoover (vaccuum)
Crumbpull
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: CRUM-pull
Sentence: Matt was a notorious crumbpuller who picked at plates as he cleaned them, but it wasn't until he began to eat the crumbpullings from the Arby's wrapper that his friends began to think he might have a problem.
Etymology: Crumb (the bits of food that fall off) and pull (as in pick or tug on)
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COMMENTS:
actually this works really well as a verb to erWinn's crumbplunder. - MrDave2176, 2007-09-27: 10:18:00
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Scramp
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: s-CRAMP
Sentence: v.: He always scramps the cake tray when the party is over. n.: My new diet consists of giving the food to my boyfriend and eating the scramps.
Etymology: scrap (tiny bit) + Cram (eat)
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
Qtlicious
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cue/tee/lish/uhs
Sentence: Jenny always volunteered to clear the dinner dishes and in the privacy of the kitchen she found everyone's leftovers qtlicious.
Etymology: QTLICIOUS - from QT (stealthily, secretly, on the quiet) + DELICIOUS (highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste)
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COMMENTS:
Verrrrry clever, O-bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:07:00
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Lapdansk
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: lap/dance/k
Sentence: Sue excitedly checked her wedding registry daily to see what new pieces of Dansk china had been purchased. She would wait until after the ceremony to divulge her secret pleasure - to lapdansk
Etymology: lap(lick or wash) + dansk (famous chinaware)+ lapdance
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COMMENTS:
I'll bet she had a Royal Doulton (with hand painted periwinkles) strippers pole. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 10:01:00
sometimes she would settle for a mikassarole - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 11:24:00
For some reason it brings to mind your gem "Eternitease." Crazy, but I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:42:00
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Exscrapolation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ecks-scrap-oh-LAY-shun
Sentence: Eloise has the disgusting habit of exscrapolation wherein she scrapes and licks bits of food from wrappers, bowls, even other peoples plates, leaving those items clean as a whistle.
Etymology: Play on the word extrapolation. Meaning the consumption of scraps of food.
Tidbitulate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Tid-bit-U-late
Sentence: Bob was a foodfreak with a postprandial pica for pinuscule pickings, And when no-one was looking, he tidbitulated on salami's peppercorn granules, the eyes of emmentaler, and modigobs of mushroom stalks. However, it's true and he did admitted it that, at times, he pondered the maxim: tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are!
Etymology: Tidbit:a small morsel of food & ul+ate: action (often repeated)& late & ate also, by chance, in there. Noun: modigob; blend of modicum & gob (a mouthful)
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COMMENTS:
I like this one. It suggests a certain fastidiousness to the whole process which makes it a little more civilised and socially acceptable. - Nettle, 2007-09-27: 09:46:00
Great word OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 10:04:00
tasty tongue twister - it's making me hungry - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 11:35:00
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Illickit
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: ill/i/kit
Sentence: She took illikit pleasure in washing the dishes with her tongue.
Etymology: illicit + lick
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