Verboticisms

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Cat-ass-tro-nom-ik

Sentence: No matter what meal Amelia prepared it always ended up a complete catastronomic affair. Her husband Joe was even thinking of divorce to save him from going bankrupt by having to order takeaways every evening.

Etymology: Catastrophic(a complete disaster) + Gastonomic(the art of cooking) ORIGIN Greek gastronomia from gaster 'stomach'

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COMMENTS:

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:06:00

as appealing a meal as the ass of a cat. Like it. - rombus, 2008-11-11: 10:55:00

I like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-11: 21:29:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: yuhk-uh-tash

Sentence: People are reluctant to ask Joyce to a pot luck dinner. She insists on bring her infamous yuckotash. A few of the uninitiated will try it only to be forced to find a creative way to get rid of it without offending. Nobody has ever been brave enough to ask for her recipe to discover what ingredient triggers the gag reflex so effectively. They just know a second bite is not going to happen.

Etymology: yuck (used as an expression of disgust or repugnance) + succotash (a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans)

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (n., v., and adj.)bar-be-krood

Sentence: In order to save a couple bucks, Sam's wife routinely barbecrudes the drips and drabs in the fridge for Friday "Surprise Casserole"Night.

Etymology: barbe[que] + crude

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: eoooo- sheph

Sentence: Mark the ewwchef that he is, made us a cassarole made of chocolate bars and smoked oysters. Sure, i suppose both are aphrodisiacs, but the combination together is deplorable. At least it was a little better, though, than his kidney bean, pickle and horseradish salad. (the worst part is that i didn't make any of theose combinations up... they are real recipes that people in my family have tried to pass off...)

Etymology: sous chef - a culinary role of assistant to the executive chef + Eww - an exclaimation said when something is gross

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: magətgagər

Sentence: Lucy was known for her wild forays into gastronomic adventure. This time she had created a real maggotgagger. Friends had been subjected to any number of her experiments before but this time it was just too much. Even her dog, Downchuck turned up his nose at Beef Melba. Calling it a sweet meat didn't help.

Etymology: maggot (a soft-bodied legless larva, esp. that of a fly found in decaying matter) + gagger (someone who chokes or retchs)

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COMMENTS:

makes me gag just reading the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:05:00

Disgusting; bot good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-11: 21:28:00

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Created by: G1GGSY11

Pronunciation: mar-be-cue

Sentence: the dinner was marbecued,totally under done and raw.

Etymology: mar- to spoil barbecue- a way of preparing food

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sheesh ke bab

Sentence: When Stephanie got creative in the kitchen, it was frightening. Her lamb kebabs became sheeshkebabs when she'd experiment with various rodents as a main course. What's next, Green eggs & Hamsters? Yuck!

Etymology: Shish kebab (cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables)& Sheesh (interjection used to describe disgust or distaste)

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Created by: bananabender

Pronunciation: RECH - i - pee

Sentence: After Marla mixed and drank her healthy earth worm shake, Ron inquired which retchipe book she got her inspiration from.

Etymology: retch - to make an effort to vomit + recipe - list of ingredients and instructions for preparing a concoction of food or drink

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COMMENTS:

I like it!! - Mustang, 2008-01-14: 07:00:00

Retchipes for the wretched wreck of a cook gone bad! Great Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:20:00

very appropriate - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:29:00

Some recipes are so bad, they sound almost ready to retch for! Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-14: 19:13:00

Its a retchtipe for disaster. Great word! - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 00:04:00

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Created by: denise

Pronunciation: pre-pu-PYOU-tri-FI

Sentence: The young woman worked tirelessly for hours over a hot stove prepaputrfying her first Christmas dinner. Sadly, it did not go well.

Etymology: a blend of prepare + putrefy

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kor don bluu

Sentence: it was another of her special cordonblew lunches. It was better than the last one at least, he actually got to the bathroom before he blew this one!

Etymology: cordon blue, blew his lunch.

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COMMENTS:

Kudos and Chuckles! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:21:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:32:00

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