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'You made that without using a real turkey?'

DEFINITION: v., To leave out an important ingredient when you are sharing a favorite recipe so that no one else can make it taste as good as yours. n., A recipe that is missing one or more key ingredients.

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Outgredient

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: owt-grē'dē-ənt

Sentence: Teresa smiled to herself after writing out, and handing the recipe for her famous 'pumpkin-apple tarts,' to Janice -- when Janice had begged her to write it down from memory, Teresa had warned her that she was somtimes forgetful -- and now, she realized she had forgotten to include the sugar; an 'outgredient' if you will. 'They certainly will be tart,' Teresa thought to herself, with a chuckle.

Etymology: out (Middle English, outen "to put out") + [in]gredient (Latin, ingrediēns - present participle of ingredī, to enter)

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Recipiece

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: res/uh/pees

Sentence: Karen: "This chocolate cake doesn't taste the same as yours. Did you give me the right recipe?" Barb: "Yes, I gave you my special chocolate cake recipiece." Karen: "Did you say recipe, or recipiece?" Barb: "Would I hold back on you? I definitely gave you my recipiece!" Karen: "I think you're saying recipiece...."

Etymology: recipe + piece

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excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:38:00

Semi-delicious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 18:25:00

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Sabotagredient

Created by: Jenny

Pronunciation:

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Formotage

Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: Form Oh Targe

Sentence: Rupert could not face the possibility that Mary would produce a superior tasting curry, so he engaged in formotage and neglected to mention the need to use fresh Galangal

Etymology: From 'formula' and 'sabotage'.

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petaj I thought it was going to be a cheese recipe - fromage! - petaj, 2008-11-26: 19:26:00

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Pseudoingredient

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Sue-doe-in-gree-dee-int

Sentence: Sander's recipes dated back to Tudor times, this bird had been dwarfed by a behemoth containing no fewer than 48 birds of 12 different species with 20 different spices and one pseudoingredient he would never dilvulge to anyone that asked for the recipe.

Etymology: Pseudo;(from Greek ψευδής "lying, false") is used to mark something as false, fraudulent, or pretending to be something it is not: Ingredient; An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense). For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish.

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Thingredient

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: thin greed e ent

Sentence: When Maria gave in to requests for her recipes, she was always careful to thingredient them, so repro's never were as devine as her originals. This was fine until they hired a lab manager at work. Her contat fear was that he might get wise...

Etymology: Thin (having little substance or significance;lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)& Ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound)

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Culensconce

Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: c-uh-en-sk-uhn-se

Sentence: Debbie knew she'd been culensconced, because she followed Dave's receipe and it still didn't taste like his.

Etymology: Combination of the beginning of "culinary" and the word "esconce"

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Dishingenuous

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: dish-in-gen-u-ous

Sentence: Mrs. Spaghettini was totally dishingenuous when it came to her pizzelle recipe. She would proudly bring them to church suppers and card parties and listen to the accolades of all the church ladies. However, it was a mystery that no one could duplicate her recipe, even though she wrote it down for everyone. It wasn't until after her death that her daughter revealed the missing ingredient - homemade wine. Perhaps that's why the church suppers turned ugly when the ladies started arguing about football, religion and politics.

Etymology: dish: a particular variety or preparation of food + disingenuous: not straightforward or candid; calculating or insincere (Pizzelles - Italian anise cookies that look like little church windows and taste divine even without the wine)

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Ersatcipe

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: ur-SATZ-uh-pee

Sentence: Leonardo was considered a master chef, but a trifle overprotective of his concoctshuns. His ERSATCIPE for renaissance rarebit was written in a strange mirrored code in the margins of his greasy diary, a sort of rosettascone of cookery. Leo was less than forthcrumbing about the ratios and quantities involved. Some said he was a Crunchausen who defectoformulated his dishes to conceal certain outgredients. When scholars deciphered and prepared them, they all agreed there was a certain flavoid in them all. Was the legendary Leonardo pseudosharing on purpose? His Plum pudding had no plums, his mincemeat pie contained no mincemeat, and his chowders were no better than a bowl of steam. Clearly, his ERSATCIPES lacked a certain...something. Even in this age of turkey byproducts and chicken pellets, brilliant minds still struggle to reproduce his most famous ERSATCIPE......the CORN DOGE.

Etymology: ERSATz+reCIPE=ERSATCIPE.........ERSATZ:being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation;German ersatz-, from Ersatz, noun, substitute.....RECIPE: a set of instructions for making something from various ingredients;Latin, take, imperative of recipere to take, receive.

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metrohumanx DOGE:the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa;Italian dialect, from Latin duc-, dux leader. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:25:00

metrohumanx I used to collect recipes until I discovered this website: www.blackstump.com.au/recipes.html - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:29:00

metrohumanx I used to collect recipes until I discovered this website: www.blackstump.com.au/recipes.htm www.blackstump.com.au/recipes.html - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:29:00

metrohumanx Awww....just go here: http://www.blackstump.com.au/ - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:31:00

fabulous story - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:23:00

great puns ... my favorite is outgredients! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 12:51:00

metrohumanx Thanks all. You can blame that darned NOSILA for making me PUN-ch drunk. Her prolific PUNDAZZLEMENT is beginning to influence me. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:02:00

metrohumanx Reading today's words made me famished. A new place called "The Dog House" just opened near me. I hope it's not a clip joint. later. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:45:00

Great story!Glad my puns ignite your inner punster! When you go to the Dog House, have a toast for the rrest of us... Muzzle Tov! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:47:00

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Misgrent

Created by: patrick12345

Pronunciation: miss/grint

Sentence: To think my mom thought i would give her my misgrent for my apple pie.

Etymology: missing+ingredient

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-22: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-15: 00:34:00
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James