Verboticism: Cerebroil

'Wow! My brainwaves are melting cheese!'

DEFINITION: v. To pace, stare or drool in front of your stove or microwave, in an effort to use sheer willpower to make your food cook faster. n. A watched pot, pie or pudding.

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Cerebroil

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sare/ee/broil

Sentence: Jim prefers his steak done Pompeii style, whereas I like it rare. I always used to have problems getting the timing right but now I just cerebroil his so they are both done at the same time.

Etymology: cerebral (of the brain) + broil (to cook by direct heat

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Comments: Cerebroil

galwaywegian - 2007-04-24: 06:06:00
cerebrexcellent!

porsche - 2007-04-24: 12:17:00
good one

wordmeister - 2007-04-24: 15:40:00
Do you cereboil your potatoes? Or are you fried by that time?