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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.
Verboticisms
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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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Ood
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: Just like it reads: ood
Sentence: Me: What's for supper? She: My usual, ood.
Etymology: Food - f = ood
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COMMENTS:
Cute word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 18:21:00
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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: 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)
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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
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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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COMMENTS:
I thought it was going to be a cheese recipe - fromage! - petaj, 2008-11-26: 19:26:00
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Recispurious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: resəspyoŏrēəs
Sentence: The chorus around the holiday table is always **Mine never taste as good as Granny*s**. She smiles to herself knowing that the cards she had printed detailing her famous apple pie are recispurious. No sugar? Shouldn*t they know better? In any case, Granny is sure to keep her edge on the other women in the family for now.
Etymology: recipe (a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required) + spurious (not being what it purports to be; false or fake)
Ingredomit
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-greed-oh-mit
Sentence: Getting a real turkey was one important imgredomit that the diners at the party did not appreciate.
Etymology: ingredient + omit
Recipeionage
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: res-ih-pee-on-aje
Sentence: Jack was always more than happy to share his "secret formula" for his fried catfish blend of 11 herbs ans spices. It was just too bad that everytime he shared it was a clear case of recipeionage as all eleven herbs and spices listed were "all spice", leaving the recipient of the ingrediuent list bemused and disappointed.
Etymology: recipe + espionage
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COMMENTS:
This is good one....sounds like a mission. - mweinmann, 2008-11-26: 09:32:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:20:00
has a great sense of mystery - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 13:02:00
Javk sent me his recipe for Stuffed Babbage...but it didn't quite make it.
I LOVE spy formulas. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:29:00
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Missapeeded
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: This don't taste right,I think she missapeeded me again.Martha Stuart would never do such a thing,prison taught her better you know.
Etymology:
Reciproximate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ress-eh-PROX-uh-muht
Sentence: Lester takes great pride in the many dishes he has developed over the years and he jealously guards his recipes so when asked for them he always offers up a reciproximate, a recipe containing the main ingredients but which always leaves out 2 or 3 very important items.
Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' and 'approximate'
Hoaxture
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: HOKS/tur
Sentence: It was clear, as we all passed the jello mold and drank, that Jim had fallen for a hoaxture.
Etymology: hoax + mixture
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COMMENTS:
BEWARE the Jell-o shots. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:32:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James