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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Thingredient: /thin greed e ent/ When Maria gave in to requests for her recipes, she was always careful to thingredient them, so repro’s never were as devine as her originals. This was fine until they hired a lab manager at work. Her contat fear was that he might get wise… Etymology: Thin (having little substance or significance;lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)& Ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound) Created by: Nosila.
Reciproximate: /ress-eh-PROX-uh-muht/ Lester takes great pride in the many dishes he has developed over the years and he jealously guards his recipes so when asked for them he always offers up a reciproximate, a recipe containing the main ingredients but which always leaves out 2 or 3 very important items. Etymology: Blend of ‘recipe’ and ‘approximate’ Created by: Mustang.
Ingrediaint: /in-gree-dee-eynt/ Sally always bugs Jason for his recipes. Somehow her versions never turn out the same as his. This might be because of the ingrediaints, those little components or techniques he “forgets” to tell her about. Etymology: ingredient (something that enters as an element into a mixture) + ain’t (is not) Created by: artr.
Obfuscake: /obb-fuss-kayk/ Rupert swore he followed every step of the recipe exactly as written, but the resulting gateau convinced him that Karin had clearly obfuscaked him by withholding a key ingredient. Etymology: Combination of “obfuscate”, meaning to make unclear or unintelligible, and “cake”, being a type of food to which this act might be applied. Created by: mvsmyth.
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