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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.
Verboticisms
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Slimebomb
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sligh mmmmmmmmmm boh mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sentence: The recently detonated slimebomb mocked her, Paul Newman grinning as the goo slid down his chin
Etymology: timebomb, slime
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COMMENTS:
great visual - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-19: 09:29:00
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Heinzed
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Hi-nzzzz'd (something like that)
Sentence: Shaking the bottle, Lilly was about to taste the 58th variety ... SPLAT! She'd been Heinzed.
Etymology: Heinz - The sauce manufacturer
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
Fliddle
Created by: lawlore
Pronunciation: flid-l
Sentence: I loved my girlfriend, but she had so many annoying habits. I got so sick of her fliddling every time we went out to dinner- she thought it was sooooo funny, but I think she just had shares in my dry cleaners.
Etymology: Portmanteau of fiddle (v., in the sense of "to interfere or play with") and lid (n., the top of a container)
Vinregrette
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: vin - regret
Sentence: The manager was of the opinion that because the vinregrette was unintentional, the restaurant was not responsible for the dry cleaning of Debbie's blouse.
Etymology: vinaigrette + regret
Asaltandsplattery
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əsôltandsplatərē
Sentence: Gerry is a real practical joker. In a case of asaltandsplattery he loosened the lid of the salt shaker and ketchup bottle as he served fries to his guests.
Etymology: A play on assault and battery
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2010-02-18: 07:18:00
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Whoopibottle
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: woo-pee-bot-tel
Sentence: "Haha! Doug punked Rachel with a whoopibottle. She spilled salad dressing all over the table."
Etymology: whoopi cushion + bottle
Slyaladize
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: sslye-aghlla-dyesz
Sentence: Mr. Wiggums gradually came to realize that the best prank he could play on his salad addicted friend whould be to Slyaladize the salad dressing bottle, so that when his friend went to shake it, he would get a faceful of (IDEAS Verbotomy Create-a-word!)
Etymology: Sly + Salad + Ize
Caesarprise
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: see-sar-prize
Sentence: Looking at the thousand island covered walls, Dean knew that Marie had left him a Caesarprise with his salad for lunch today.
Etymology: Caesar + surprise
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