Verboticism: Roasttrickey
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.
Roasttrickey
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: row-st-trick-ee
Sentence: For some reason, I just can't put my finger on it, my Christmas roast never turns out quite like my sister's. Do you suppose she has given me a roasttrickey. It's curious that mine is so FOWL, while hers is so tasty.
Etymology: roast turkey + trick (or trickery)
Points: 656
Comments: Roasttrickey
petaj - 2008-11-26: 02:41:00
Not sure - maybe that should have been roasttrickery
silveryaspen - 2008-11-26: 03:11:00
You've come up with a verbotomy recipe for success! Pun fun at its very best!
silveryaspen - 2008-11-26: 03:14:00
Response to your comment ... I think you chose well ... I like roasttrikey best ... seems to make a better sounding pun.
mweinmann - 2008-11-26: 09:35:00
Good one...will be remembering it tomorrow.
metrohumanx - 2008-11-26: 14:06:00
I like tricky stuffing and tricky gravy, too.