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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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Foodianslip
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: food/ee/an/slip
Sentence: At the party, Joe just reacted with another foodianslip when he dropped his cake and then immediately proceeded to get down on all-fours to lick the icing off the rug.
Etymology: FOODIANSLIP - noun - FOOD + FREUDIAN SLIP
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COMMENTS:
Good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-01: 18:15:00
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Snackuum
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: snak-youm
Sentence: Judging from the bloody finger he was sporting, it was evident that Bob had a run-in with the dog when he tried to snacuum the chip from the floor.
Etymology: snack, vacuum
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COMMENTS:
Blend of snack & vacuum. Where will it end, Purps: absolutely love it!!! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-11: 05:02:00
I laughed out loud before 8am. You win a prize. Eureka I've found a Hooverchip and a Kirbycake. Great word Purp! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-11: 07:43:00
perfect! - remistram, 2007-10-11: 10:57:00
I guess a group of them would be called a snackuum pack - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-11: 12:31:00
that's a terrific word! - libertybelle, 2007-10-11: 12:37:00
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Flooraging
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: flô"rijing
Sentence: I pretended not to see my co-worker Sal flooraging up the chunk of my Eclaire that I just dropped.
Etymology: Foraging (the act of searching for food and provisions) + Floor
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-30: 12:59:00
Excellent. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:33:00
Nice combination - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:33:00
Great minds think alike...I had used this in my sentence! - Nosila, 2008-09-30: 22:49:00
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Gravitidbits
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: grav-eh-tid-bits
Sentence: To Murray, just watching snacks drop inside a vending machine made his mouth water. But when food precipitasted to the floor, he could not resist the gravitidbit. Something about falling always improved the flavor. Precipitaste: To drop food on the floor, then pick it up and eat it, before anyone else can say "it's too dirty"
Etymology: Gravity + tidbit
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
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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Floorfeastishism
Created by: November
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Barbara had to realize that Ben was neither into her new red Manolos nor her well pedicured feet, but was suffering from a bad case of FloorFeastishism.
Etymology: Floor + Feast; • verb 1 have a feast. 2 (feast on) eat large quantities of. — PHRASES feast one’s eyes on gaze at with pleasure. — ORIGIN Latin festa, from festus ‘joyous’. + Fetish/Fetishism; a form of sexual desire in which gratification is focused abnormally on an object, part of the body, or activity
Antipastogen
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: an/ti/pah/stoh/jen
Sentence: Antipasto off the plate, or antipastogen off the floor, it didn't bother Tommy. It was FOOD!
Etymology: antipasto + pathogen (bacteria)
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