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DEFINITION: n. The bits of food, and other debris, that get stuck between your teeth. v. To smile brightly and proudly unaware that you have a big piece of food stuck in your teeth.
Verboticisms
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Flouradentachitis
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: floor/a/dent/ach/itis
Sentence: Girlfriend, you need to go to the ladies room and check your flouradentachitis and like NOW!
Etymology: flour/flouride, a/word attachment, dent/dental, ach/attack, itis/inflamation of(as in gingivitis)
Lunchicles
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: lunch + ih + kulls
Sentence: The trouble with eating salad is that it always leaves lunchicles in your teeth, and then people start making surreptitious motions at you, but it's too late.
Etymology: lunch particles
Dentadebris
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: DENT - uh - dih - bree
Sentence: When engaged in conversation with Bradley one always finds oneself caught up in gruesome fascination at the excessive dentatdrebris that was always present in Bradley's teeth.
Etymology: Blend of 'dental' and 'debris'
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COMMENTS:
This is pretty much exactly what I would have written - although I would have called it 'dentabris.' Winner - evan, 2008-07-22: 11:54:00
Spot on. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:35:00
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Smilesmackers
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Smile - smack - ers
Sentence: Before a job interview check yourself for smilesmackers!
Etymology: Smile (to grin) + Smack (trash) + ers
Dentaldross
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dent-all-dross
Sentence: No matter how carefully Jay cleaned his teeth, he was always left with bits of dentaldross between the gaps. Things had got so bad he was thinking about using an electrical sander in future!!
Etymology: Dental (relating to teeth or dentistry) ORIGIN Latin dentalis, from dens 'tooth' + Dross (rubbish, scum) = Dentaldross
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COMMENTS:
and it sounds like dental floss - nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-22: 12:38:00
Good word- self explanatory. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:54:00
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Retainder
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: ri-TEYN-der
Sentence: Chris smiled for the photographers, unwittingly revealing a corned beef and broccoli retainder.
Etymology: retainer + remainder
Grilljam
Created by: newworldview
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: grill (teeth), toe jam
Veggiegrille
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vejēgril
Sentence: Denise loves her salad but all too often ends up with a veggiegrille.
Etymology: veggie (vegetable) + grille (decorative appliance for teeth)
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-05-24: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Scattercat. Thank you Scattercat! ~ James
petaj - 2007-05-24: 06:39:00
Verbotomy Cup spotted in the wild with herbal tea.
petaj - 2007-05-24: 06:39:00
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54511827@N00/511989912/ - I did try to embed the link in the previous comment.
Verbotomy - 2007-05-24: 10:39:00
Hey Petaj, Nice snap of the cup! CoinciDENTALly, JediJawa has just received his book from Dan Pink.
metrohumanx - 2008-07-22: 13:57:00
GRINKLE is good! inspired, original and fun to say!
reverb - 2008-07-22: 22:56:00
I like grinkle too. It's kind of funny...
Verbotomy - 2011-04-28: 01:25:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James