Verboticisms

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: RECIPIECE - noun from RECIPE (a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making, or preparing food) + PIECE (a part of the whole thing)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

So appropriate and easy to remember, I know this is one great create I'll use! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 12:47:00

Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:15:00

...sorry. i meant Steve-O ! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:16:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: mine-us-an-thrope-e

Sentence: "Look, honey, here's a recipe for apple pie without apples! What? No, I don't think the Ritz cracker company are minusanthropic...I'm sure it will work fine..." (Yes, this is a real recipe. Kraft even had the guts to post it online.)

Etymology: misanthrope - someone who hates people in general + minus

| Comments and Points

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ihn-GREED-ee-uhnt

Sentence: Alex thought he was leaving out an ingreedyent of his PBJs by not mentioning the peanut butter.

Etymology: ingredient + greedy possession of a recipe

| Comments and Points

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: row-st-trick-ee

Sentence: For some reason, I just can't put my finger on it, my Christmas roast never turns out quite like my sister's. Do you suppose she has given me a roasttrickey. It's curious that mine is so FOWL, while hers is so tasty.

Etymology: roast turkey + trick (or trickery)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

Not sure - maybe that should have been roasttrickery - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:41:00

You've come up with a verbotomy recipe for success! Pun fun at its very best! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 03:11:00

Response to your comment ... I think you chose well ... I like roasttrikey best ... seems to make a better sounding pun. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 03:14:00

Good one...will be remembering it tomorrow. - mweinmann, 2008-11-26: 09:35:00

I like tricky stuffing and tricky gravy, too. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:06:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pek kul e an aree

Sentence: Henry was admired as a great cook by his friends, but was so protective of his secret recipes that he either left out a key ingredient or added something bizarre to the recipes he wrote out for his friends. This peculianary habit ensured that his dishes always turned out the best for him alone.

Etymology: Peculiar (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) & Culinary ( of or relating to or used in cooking)

| Comments and Points

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

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

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

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

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: in-gree-dee-eynt

Sentence: Sally always bugs Jason for his recipes. Somehow her versions never turn out the same as his. This might be because of the ingrediaints, those little components or techniques he "forgets" to tell her about.

Etymology: ingredient (something that enters as an element into a mixture) + ain't (is not)

| Comments and Points

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: in-gree-dee-nyet

Sentence: I tried making the Chili following the directions Bob gave to me. It wasn't the same, it was missing something. What was that last ingredinyet that he "forgot"?

Etymology: Ingredient: Latin ingrediēns - something that enters as an element into a mixture. + Nyet: Russian – No.

| Comments and Points

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: non - greed- ee- ant

Sentence: Marybeth went to her grave knowing her nongredient would result in others producing a less satisfying stuffing.

Etymology: non - greed (it really is greed,isn't it?) ee - ant(the most democratic beast of the animal kingdom)

| Comments and Points

Created by: coolkids58

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

| Comments and Points