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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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Misreciprentation
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /mis-ress-uh-pren-tay-shun/
Sentence: In a blatant misreciprentation of the facts, Tommy neglected to mention the teaspoon of curry he always added for that special flavor.
Etymology: "misrepresentation" and "recipe"
Peculianary
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)
Ingredinyet
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.
Recippease
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: RES i peez
Sentence: Every time I make that apricot pie, my neighbor bugs me for how it's done - I finally caved, but in the recippease I gave her, I left out the cardamon and lemon zest, which is what really makes it special.
Etymology: recipe + appease
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COMMENTS:
Damn it, now you all know!!! - kabloozie, 2007-11-22: 00:54:00
Ha! And all this time I've been adding cardoon. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 06:44:00
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Recipaucity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ress-uh-PAW-city
Sentence: Horace jealously guarded the recipes he'd crafted over the years and when asked for any of them he would always leave out two or three crucial ingredients, thereby creating something of a recipaucity rather than a complete recipe.
Etymology: Blend of 'recipe', and 'paucity' ( an insufficiency; dearth) A play on the word 'reciprocity' (A mutual or cooperative interchange of favors or privileges)
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COMMENTS:
Like it...clever - mweinmann, 2008-11-26: 09:31:00
Brilliant! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:38:00
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Minusanthropy
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
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.
Ingrediaint
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)
Omitstery
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: oh-mit-stir-ee
Sentence: The cassarole that Teddy served was fantastic. Too bad he decided to keep the recipe as an omitstery and not tell me what the filling was made of. This really shows the level of his ingreedience.
Etymology: Omit+ mystery
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COMMENTS:
Maybe Teddy left out 'soylent green' ("Soylent Green is people!"). Ingreedience is a good one too. - Tigger, 2007-11-25: 18:59:00
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Obfuscake
Created by: mvsmyth
Pronunciation: obb-fuss-kayk
Sentence: Rupert swore he followed every step of the recipe exactly as written, but the resulting gateau convinced him that Karin had clearly obfuscaked him by withholding a key ingredient.
Etymology: Combination of "obfuscate", meaning to make unclear or unintelligible, and "cake", being a type of food to which this act might be applied.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James