Verboticism: Poultrygeist

'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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Poultrygeist

Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: pole - tree - guy - st

Sentence: Amanda was disappointed. It looked like she had created a poultrygeist this Thanksgiving. She couldn't understand why her roast duck, BBQ chicken and most of all, her beloved deep fried Turkey did not look or taste the way that they should. She thought this would be a true poultry smorgasbord, extravaganza....especially since she had obtained all of Aunt Martha's secret receipes.

Etymology: The word "Poultry" starts off this word. We know that poultry is not usually foul but is really "fowl". The word "Geist" is German and is difficult to translate but is often used to mean mind, spirit or ghost.

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Comments: Poultrygeist

Jabberwocky - 2008-11-26: 11:17:00
very fitting this week - great word

silveryaspen - 2008-11-26: 12:45:00
clever word

metrohumanx - 2008-11-26: 14:09:00
EXCELLENT word,Rombus! Nice segue from Halloween, too. got a vote from me.

Nosila - 2008-11-26: 20:40:00
Amanda is clearly a victim of Fowl Play! Great word.

OZZIEBOB - 2008-11-27: 02:10:00
great contribution