DEFINITION: v., To carefully place a lid on a bottle, especially a salad dressing bottle, so that it appears closed and will not spill unless the bottle is moved or shaken. n., A bottle which has been prepared in such a manner.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Condement: /kän-dɪ-mənt/ Even the word condement felt slippery in her brain as she fell victim to the unyielding ketchup. Etymology: condiment (topping or dressing) + dement (to make insane) Created by: FreakyDeak.
Revinaigrette: /re vin ay gret/ Lettuce examine the facts. After George’s cruel trick on Helen, he was filled with revinaigrette, cos he loosened the lid on the salad dressing. Not only that, he failed to romaine at the scene of the grime. She vowed that he would never get to see her dressing again unless he bought her a one carrot diamond ring (which would cost him his celery)…or else he’d end up in the Mayo clinic. Endive story. Etymology: Regret (feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about) & Vinaigrette (oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic;salad dressing)
Created by: Nosila.
Ketchuprank: /kech-uh-prangk/ Jill’s boyfriend thinks he is a real jokester. He is famous for his ketchuprank where he leaves the cap lightly so that the next user gets a lapful of stains. Etymology: ketchup (a condiment consisting of puréed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, sugar, spices, etc) + prank (a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature) Created by: artr.
Decaplidtate: /dee-CAP-lyd-tayt/ With perverse joy, Lucinda would secretly decaplidtate various salad dressing bottles in the fridge and would wait for some hapless soul to shake them and would squeal with delight at the messy outcome. Etymology: Blend of ‘decapitate’ (remove the head of a person or critter) and ‘lid’ (cap or top for a container) Created by: Mustang.
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