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DEFINITION: v., To drop food on the floor, then pick it up and eat it, before anyone else can say "it's too dirty". n., A tasty treat which has been accidentally dropped, then quickly salvaged and savored.
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Hyperglandous
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: hi-per-gland-us
Sentence: Being hyperglandous does have its opportunity
Etymology: The increased sensitivity of the oral receptors responding to an individual craving
Crudeates
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: crude/eat/ays
Sentence: Once the platter of hors-d'oeuvres hit the floor the hungry guests quickly turned the crudites into crudeates.
Etymology: crudites (hors-d'oeuvre of mixed raw vegetables + crude + eat
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COMMENTS:
Very sophisticated word, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:23:00
mais oui! - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-30: 15:06:00
"Crud" - a great word that I sometime used frequently. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:32:00
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Nowasteaphobia
Created by: aigle101
Pronunciation: no-waste-a-phobia
Sentence: My cousin has that nowasteaphobia disease ,he is so scared of wasting any food whether it's on the floor or has been in the fridge for a long period of time he will eat anything
Etymology: no;negative response;waste;usually no longer good ;phobia: scared of something
Dedirt
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: duh-DURT
Sentence: Alex was not about to let the doughnut his clumsy date dropped go to waste, and he gobbled up the dedirt.
Etymology: dessert + dirt
Exsponge
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ex/spunj
Sentence: Having Dave exsponge the floors at home was a treat but at a dinner party it was a trifle(or jello, or birthday cake) embarrassing.
Etymology: expunge (delete, get rid of) + sponge (mop up)
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COMMENTS:
This combined with Purp's snackuum would cover hardwood and carpet treats. A+ Jab! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-11: 07:47:00
If Dave's delicrassitude becomes too embarrasssing, he might need to be put on a food chain. Otherwise, call Spongebob! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-11: 18:35:00
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Carpetdiet
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: Car-pay-di-et
Sentence: It was a matter of carpetdiet when Doug, upon dropping a piece of prosciutto on the floor, suddenly dropped to his knees to recover the morsel.
Etymology: carpe diem, carpet, diet
Tenseconder
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: ten-sek-on-dur
Sentence: John eats food off the floor all the time. He is a total tenseconder
Etymology: a person who takes the "ten second" rule a little to much to heart.
Dromb
Created by: deadrat
Pronunciation: dr-ah-m
Sentence: Everyone stared as Joe drombed up the cupcake Mary had dropped on the floor.
Etymology:
Fulkingly
Created by: ambercriss
Pronunciation: Fool-king-le
Sentence: He was fulkingly the floor.
Etymology:
Dropslob
Created by: Roosje
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The dropslob found himself in an embarrassing situation when he was discovered snacking under the dining table where his young sister-in-law enjoyed her birthday cake.
Etymology: to drop + slob, disgusting
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James
mplsbohemian - 2007-10-11: 22:57:00
There are a LOT of good words today!
Yes lots of floordoeuvres for thought. Tasty too! Even if they are all full of antipastogens. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James