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DEFINITION: v., To carefully place a lid on a bottle, especially a salad dressing bottle, so that it appears closed and will not spill unless the bottle is moved or shaken. n., A bottle which has been prepared in such a manner.
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Flimflamcap
Created by: Lecroan
Pronunciation: flim-flam-cap
Sentence: i was totally flimflamcapped by Gerald last night, my favourite sweater smells like chutney now.
Etymology: latin-segunda-greek origin
Condement
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: kän-dɪ-mənt
Sentence: Even the word condement felt slippery in her brain as she fell victim to the unyielding ketchup.
Etymology: condiment (topping or dressing) + dement (to make insane)
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COMMENTS:
Not to mention "con", as in to fool someone. - artr, 2013-01-08: 07:16:00
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Halflip
Created by: jhill1229
Pronunciation: haf lip
Sentence: It drives me crazy when my son halflips the milk container.
Etymology:
Boobycap
Created by: codyjohnle
Pronunciation: boo-bee-kap
Sentence: The bastard boobycapped the thousand island.
Etymology: from boobytrap; past tense: boobycapped; person who boobycaps; boobycapper
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant!! - short, sweet and to the point. - crmow, 2007-10-23: 10:53:00
good job, honey. I couldn't beat that, but i tried - maggiejohnle, 2007-10-23: 11:29:00
Excellent! - ErWenn, 2007-10-23: 17:22:00
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Haspewedu
Created by: kimbo123
Pronunciation: Ha-spewed you
Sentence: She fell again for the Haspewedu bottle.
Etymology:
Kapsplatter
Created by: Chickp
Pronunciation: Cap/splatter
Sentence: The lid was just loose enough that I was kapsplattered with Thousand Island Dressing when I shoke the bottle
Etymology: Cap+splatter
Saladmessing
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sal-ad-mes-sing
Sentence: Jim, a perpetual five year old, played one too many practical jokes on his wife when he fixed the lid on the salad dressing, what he called saladmessing, so that it would completely ruin her new sweater. She packed her bags, and handed him a letter from her lawyer. "How's that for closure," she asked before slamming the door.
Etymology: wordplay on salad dressing -- salad + messing: to mess around with or make a mess
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2010-02-18: 07:12:00
like it...don't mess with the dressing! - Nosila, 2010-02-18: 17:22:00
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Saladregressing
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SAL-luhd-ree-grehs-sihng
Sentence: Neither Alex's date nor her white dress appreciated his foolish act of saladregressing.
Etymology: salad dressing + regressing to the level of 12-year-olds
Salambush
Created by: mustkeepsanity
Pronunciation: Sa-lam-bush
Sentence: Carmen found a salambush waiting for her in the kitchen; the lid on the salad dressing looked screwed on but wasn't. Was it an accident, or was someone at the party deliberately trying to stain her?
Etymology: Salad and Ambush
Vinaigress
Created by: CDH167
Pronunciation: vinn-uh-gress
Sentence: "My roommate short-sheeted my bed and set my alarm clock two hours early, so I'll get back by vinaigressing her new bottle of Catalina."
Etymology: Portmanteau from 'vinaigrette' and 'aggressive'.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Definitely Krafty behaviour!
remistram - 2007-10-23: 09:52:00
I had to marry the loose lidder...I'm a shake first, tight lidder thus the birth of this definition.
Time to throttle the bottler? ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-09-19: 06:29:00
galwaywegian - 2008-09-19: 06:30:00
very high standard so far today!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James