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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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Moronerrorsauce
Created by: bbawden
Pronunciation: moore-ahn-eh-roar-sawss
Sentence: Yo, Paulie! My guma's cookin' tonight. She thought my ma didn't like her cause she's mormon but ma gave her our secret family recipe for moronerrorsauce.
Etymology: Moron- Because you are a moron for making an error.. Error- You will oubviously be making an error. Sauce- No, you are not saucy tonight.
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
Deficipe
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: dih-fI-sih-pi
Sentence: Cheng is tired of people asking for his mouth-watering roast duck recipe, so he created a deficipe instead to be given out to anyone, anytime without have to worry if it would affect his restaurant business.
Etymology: 1) Deficient: falling short of some prescribed norm. 2) Recipe: directions for making something.
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COMMENTS:
Cheng is tired of people asking for his mouth-watering roast duck recipe, so he created a deficipe instead to be given out to anyone, anytime without have to worry about his restaurant business. - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 01:34:00
Sheet I accidentally wrote the sentence in the comment box again! :-P - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 01:35:00
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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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Disaportionment
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: disəpôrshənmənt
Sentence: When Jill tried Jason’s recipe for baked beans the disaportionment was palpable. Perhaps the omission of beans from the instructions is an issue.
Etymology: disapointment (the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations) + portion (a part of a whole)
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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Potlack
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: POT lak
Sentence: Everyone was asked to bring a personal dish to the reunion picnic. There was a large variety of delicious treats, and almost everyone was asked by at least one person for his/her recipe. People seemed to be giving out their recipes in a willing and friendly manner. For the following year's reunion, many people tried to reproduce the yummy items. But it ended up being a mediocre potlack because almost everyone had left out at least one ingredient in his/her "special" dish so it could never be made as well by anyone else.
Etymology: potluck + lack
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COMMENTS:
tasty - Nosila, 2009-12-16: 01:10:00
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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:
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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James