Verboticism: Chickenpoup
DEFINITION: n. A harmless untruth, intended to comfort simple souls. v. To use a little bit a fiction to smooth over the perplexities and complexities of life.
Chickenpoup
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: chi-ken-poop
Sentence: I thought his concern was sincere when I told him of my hamster Kitty's passing. I later realized it was just chickenpoup for my soul when he suggested I flush her down the toilet.
Etymology: chicken soup for the soul; poop (as in a line of crap)
Points: 467
Comments: Chickenpoup
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-16: 14:59:00
Never understood the notion of chicken soup being comforting, cos frankly the stuff I've had has always been vile. That opined, the connotation of cowardice is good.
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-16: 15:26:00
Well, after you pick out all the mushy vegetables, add more noodles, a dash of lemon and pepper, it's palatable. I guess chicken soup sounded better than Whopper with Cheese.
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-16: 16:11:00
That sounds suspiciously like actually cooking something to me. Gimme the can of cream of tomato instead.