Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: rem in ant

Sentence: When Sal spotted Emily licking cheese off wrappers again, he knew she was displaying her reminant mode. Like cattle and antelope that enjoy their food over and over, so did she. It would have been less embarrassing for him in McDonald's if she had just cleaned off her own wrappers...

Etymology: Remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)& Ruminant (any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments) & Ruminate(chew the cuds or deeply reflect upon something)

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: in-kog-nib-uhl

Sentence: Vito recorded her incognibbling the left over roast chicken, picking little bits of skin and meat with her eyebrow tweezers, resembling a chimpanzee who picks fleas out of their baby's hair. He then posted it on Youtube.

Etymology: incognito + nibble

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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

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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)

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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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Created by: astorey

Pronunciation: dee-mom--lish

Sentence: Amy never understood her mother's tendency to demomlish every scrap of food left on everyone's plate, including, one time, a spit-up-and-chewed-out tomato, to the horror of Amy and her siblings. Now, having kids of her own, Amy recognizes that being the human garbage disposal is part of the genetic coding of motherhood, and finds herself eaten goldfish saturated in apple juice for reasons she cannot entirely comprehend.

Etymology: Demolish combined with mom.

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COMMENTS:

Yessss- I concur. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-29: 07:42:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: scrap-erj

Sentence: if i can't finish off a meal with a bit of a scwrapperge, i don't feel completely satisfied

Etymology: scrap, wrapper, purge

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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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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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Created by: shalla

Pronunciation: krum'-ij

Sentence: Frieda finished her burrito and, glancing quickly to the left and right, began crummaging through all the crinkles in the wrapper, hoping to glean even the smallest remains of hot sauce or cheese.

Etymology: crumbs (the left over morsels) + rummage (to make a thorough search OR to ransack, depending on the the state of the stomach)

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COMMENTS:

there is always one word that seems like it is the true answer to the definition, and this one is it! - andbot37, 2007-09-27: 20:54:00

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