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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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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
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
Paratorque
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (tr. v.) pěr'-rə-tôrk (n.) pěr'-rə-tôrk'-ər
Sentence: "Don't paratorque the ketchup before you put it in the fridge," shouted Mom. "Next time you do it you'll have to clean the entire kitchen!"
Etymology: Para- (false) + torque (to twist)
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
Gotchup
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gächəp
Sentence: Rudy fell for a whole bottle of gotchup. He was a great fan of practical jokes. He was constantly pulling stunts on his roommate. Finally it was Billy's turn. After observing Rudy's habit of turning the catsup bottle over and giving it a good thunk before opening the cap, Billy knew what to do. He loosened the cap and sat back to see the results. Sure enough, Rudy proceeded to empty about half the bottle on his pants and new shoes with one good whack. The whole thing was made that much sweeter by the fact that Rudy insisted on buying the cheap runny catsup instead of the brand that Billy liked. His only regret was that PitterPat, his cat, was well within the spatter zone as the prank ensued.
Etymology: gotcha (an instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule) + catsup (a spicy sauce made chiefly from tomatoes and vinegar, used as a condiment)
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COMMENTS:
great story - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-19: 09:33:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2008-09-19: 17:12:00
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Capfoon
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: cap-foon
Sentence: Susan put the glass ranch dressing in a capfoon way which resulted in having to call a maid.
Etymology: cap (lid), foon (just made it up)
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