Verboticism: Recippease

'You made that without using a real turkey?'

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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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

Points: 614

Comments: Recippease

kabloozie - 2007-11-22: 00:54:00
Damn it, now you all know!!!

purpleartichokes - 2007-11-22: 06:44:00
Ha! And all this time I've been adding cardoon.