Verboticism: Dishingenuous
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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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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Nongrediant
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)
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"
Bettycrockup
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: betty-CROCK-up
Sentence: My sister hates it when her cooking is outdone by anyone else. She has given out a few bettycrockups to ensure her cuisine reigns supreme.
Etymology: Betty Crocker (famous for her recipes) + cock up (disaster)
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COMMENTS:
Yes i've seen a few episodes of iron chef in my time. - petaj, 2007-11-23: 02:29:00
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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)
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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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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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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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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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:38:00
Semi-delicious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 18:25:00
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Voidcipe
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: voyd-suh-pee
Sentence: If I make aunt carols avacado salad without avacados, noone will know it's hers. it will be my very own voidsipe
Etymology: void+recipe