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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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Garbagelicker
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: garbage licker
Sentence: you are a garbage licker
Etymology: licking garbage
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COMMENTS:
horrible - josje, 2007-10-05: 16:21:00
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Crypticnic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: krip-tick-nick
Sentence: The guests pretended not to notice the slurping and chewing noises as Gertie crypticnicked in the kitchen after volunteering to clear the table.
Etymology: cryptic (secret) + picnic (outdoor feast) + pick (action required to remove baked on morsels) + nick (steal)
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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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)
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)
Disortanize
Created by: kathleen
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Having been a closet plataphile for years, Linda could not resist the urge to disortanize the dinner dishes as a tribute to Alex's skill in the kitchen
Etymology: prefix dis- + ort then verbified
Goobersmootching
Created by: Frank
Pronunciation: gUber smooching
Sentence: Stop Goobersmoothcing, get your own bag!
Etymology: goobers,chocolate covered peanut and smootching- stealing the last one or stealing one from another's goober stash
Gobsdoeuvres
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: gobz-durvz
Sentence: Ken was a connoisseur of gobsdoeuvres. He loved foil baked cheese and fry pan bacon crust in paticular.
Etymology: gob + hors d'oeu·vre
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COMMENTS:
This word is close to my cholesterol clogged heart. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 09:49:00
scrumpdelicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 12:07:00
Excellent- Hell, I forgotten to take my Lipitor! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:46:00
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Sneaksnackin
Created by: kerryb
Pronunciation: Sneeksnakin
Sentence: With great anticipation, I sneaksnacked the fudge that clung ever so delicately and deliciously along the outside of the cake pan.
Etymology: Sneak: Weasily covert behavior Snack: Enjoying a splendiferous bite to eat.
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