Verboticisms

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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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: alimaytootsie

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Created by: loxhobabl

Pronunciation: duh-li-naree

Sentence: A crock pot would have served us better dulinaree than this!

Etymology: dull + culinary

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Created by: nsoodik

Pronunciation: dee-guss-ti-fie

Sentence: My wife makes a mean poached salmon, but when it comes to jambalaya, she can degustify the freshest ingredients into an unappetizing slop.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/la/come/ode

Sentence: A local eatery serves their dinner alacommode. The chairs which are really toilet seats come in very handy to cleanse the palate between courses.

Etymology: a la mode + commode (toilet)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: di/kokt/se/crate

Sentence: Jenny managed to decocsecrate whatever she cooked no matter how fine the cut of meat was, or how closely she followed the recipe.

Etymology: DECOCSECRATE - verb - from DECOCT (to cook, or boil food to extract the flavour) + DESECRATE (to destroy, or violate the sacredness of)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: kweh-ZEEN-de-grayd

Sentence: Caroline's one specialty was in the area of cuisinedegrade....she could make even beef wellington taste and look like pet food.

Etymology: Blend of 'cuisine' (a style or quality of cooking; cookery) and 'degrade' (lower the grade of something; reduce its worth)

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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: LoftyDreamer

Pronunciation: nast-ee-kol-eye

Sentence: Congolia's culinary experiments began to wear on her friends and family after her brother was rushed to the hospital with a bout of nastecoli from her latest mysterious concoction.

Etymology: nasty (yucky) + e. coli (bacteria causing extreme intestinal discomfort)

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Very good word - TJayzz, 2008-11-11: 23:30:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: Un - hap - pee - me - ul

Sentence: Joseph and David wanted to go for fast food to celebrate their vectory over the stompin eagles. It had been 4 to 2 in the bottom of the ninth and David had hit a flyer out of the park. Boy would a Big Mac and Fries taste good right now!! But nooooo, mom said she was cooking up a real celebration instead. Mom was notorious for her inability to make even the easiest meals palatable. Joseph began to gird his insides in preparation for the assault. "Hey Davie, can you find me the beano, rolaids and pepcid? It looks like we're in for another unhappy meal tonight".

Etymology: Unhappy (general feeling of distress, unsuitable) + meal (food that is prepared and eaten, food served and eaten at a set time) + happy meal (special fast food meal for kids that they look forward to and enjoy)

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That's just McSad! - Nosila, 2008-11-11: 20:55:00

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