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'Why are you licking the wrapper?'

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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Hidbit

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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)

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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

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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.

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Yickaholicism

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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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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Stealthyfoods

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: stel thee foods

Sentence: Madge was a big fan of stealthyfoods. You know, the kind you'd have to sneak so as not to seem gluttonous. She loved to eat any garnishes put on her food at restaurants...sprigs of parsley, citrus slices, pickles, pineapple spears, melon triangles, heck, even radish roses or strawberry fans. She believed in getting her money's worth and to her the garnishes were the tastiest part of the dish. People stared, but she didn't care. Her only concern was whether she could afford the rest of the dish. Afterall, wouldn't she hate to get her celery garnisheed???

Etymology: stealthy (avoiding detection by moving carefully) & foods (any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue) & rhymes with Healthy Foods (nutritious diet)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx What are those kittle styrofoam-like things they put into the bag of shrimp toast? Somebody told me they're edible, but the jury is still out on this one... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 01:33:00

metrohumanx I am a foodlum. I eat the parsley if nobody's looking, but sometimes it makes me choke. And I always look forward to Nosila's writings. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:46:00

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Demomlish

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:

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

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Crummage

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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Scrapeating

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation:

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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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-09-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy! ~ James

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-08-28: 03:04:00
Wow! That sentence packs a PUNCH!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-06-09: 00:17:00
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy. ~ James