Verboticisms

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: rapp-uh-scrahh-pss

Sentence: The best part of a yoghurt is the wrapperscraps. Licking the lid might be something you wouldn't do at the Queen's table, but we all do it anyway. Besides, if I dined with the Queen, I'd be a bit disappointed if she only dished up yoghurt for us to eat. I'd at least expect something I'd struggle to pronounce, like some obscure cheese or rare cabbage or something.

Etymology: Wrapper - packaging or cover. Scraps - left over morsels.

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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.

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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: cfinleyca

Pronunciation: skrap-ti-kuhl

Sentence: Man, you really got every scrapticle off that cheese-paper. You gave that plate a scrapticlectomy, I don't even have to put it in the dishwasher.

Etymology: Scrap: a small piece or portion; + particle:a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit

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Created by: frenchprof

Pronunciation: swisher- doc

Sentence: swisherdok! its all done...

Etymology: swish=as it sounds and dok=Proto-North-Bahnaric squeeze, pinch

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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: 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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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: brimuth

Pronunciation: yik-a-hoal-isi-zim

Sentence: Jane was an incurable yickaholic, eating the yucky congealed stuff from any wrapper she could find.

Etymology:

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Created by: Nettle

Pronunciation: YUM-snatch

Sentence: While everybody was distracted with discussions over splitting the bill, Jane yumsnatched the crispy crumbs from the plate which had formerly held a considerable quantity of crispy Peking duck.

Etymology: yummy = delicious + snatch = to take suddenly or hastily

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COMMENTS:

This word made me laugh for more than one reason. Funny and creative! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 09:54:00

Ditto! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:44:00

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