Verboticism: Lessipe
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.
Lessipe
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: less-uh-pee
Sentence: I used my mom's lessipe for spinach and artichoke dip, but it seemed to be missing something - perhaps spinach?
Etymology: less, recipe
Points: 551
Comments: Lessipe
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-22: 05:26:00
Then there's Mom's guessipes... add such-and-such "til it looks right".
Mustang - 2007-11-22: 07:43:00
Sounds somewhat similar to my own 'messipes'.
remistram - 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
Funny!...got my vote!
Jabberwocky - 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
I cook like your Mom - drives everyone crazy but means I usually do the cooking - hmm might have scuppered myself there
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-22: 10:22:00
You and my mom ought to write a lookbook.
OZZIEBOB - 2007-11-22: 16:12:00
Great word!