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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
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Missgredient
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Mis-gree-dee-ent
Sentence: Whenever anyone asked Diane for her delicious christmas cake recipe she would give it to them with pleasure. Her secret was to deliberately missgredient it by leaving out some of the vital ingredients. This time it was the sultanas, glace cherries and most important of all the eight tablespoons of brandy. That was enough to make sure theirs would not taste as good as her own.
Etymology: Miss(avoid,omit) + ingredients(any of the substances that are combined to make a particular dish)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! Great job! - jajsr, 2008-11-26: 10:37:00
Visions of sugarplums! Nice work, TJ. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:26:00
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Chickenanery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: chik/en/an/ury
Sentence: A devious friend played some serious chickenanery when she gave me a foolproof recipe for chicken divan. It turned out to be just divan.
Etymology: chicanery (deception) + chicken
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COMMENTS:
Very good! Wish I'd thought of it first. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:40:00
Tremendous! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:09:00
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Missapeeded
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: This don't taste right,I think she missapeeded me again.Martha Stuart would never do such a thing,prison taught her better you know.
Etymology:
Hoaxture
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: HOKS/tur
Sentence: It was clear, as we all passed the jello mold and drank, that Jim had fallen for a hoaxture.
Etymology: hoax + mixture
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COMMENTS:
BEWARE the Jell-o shots. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:32:00
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Recipiece
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: res/uh/pees
Sentence: Karen: "This chocolate cake doesn't taste the same as yours. Did you give me the right recipe?" Barb: "Yes, I gave you my special chocolate cake recipiece." Karen: "Did you say recipe, or recipiece?" Barb: "Would I hold back on you? I definitely gave you my recipiece!" Karen: "I think you're saying recipiece...."
Etymology: recipe + piece (part of something)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2009-12-16: 01:10:00
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Degrediate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Dee-greed-ee-ate
Sentence: Whenever he was asked to pass on one of his original recipes Clarence always made sure to degrediate the recipe of one of the most important ingredients.
Etymology: de = to remove or undo + ingredient
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COMMENTS:
how degrediating! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:47:00
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Ingredomit
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-greed-oh-mit
Sentence: Getting a real turkey was one important imgredomit that the diners at the party did not appreciate.
Etymology: ingredient + omit
Recipiece
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: res/uh/pees
Sentence: Karen: "This chocolate cake doesn't taste the same as yours. Did you give me the right recipe?" Barb: "Yes, I gave you my special chocolate cake recipiece." Karen: "Did you say recipe, or recipiece?" Barb: "Would I hold back on you? I definitely gave you my recipiece!" Karen: "I think you're saying recipiece...."
Etymology: RECIPIECE - noun from RECIPE (a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making, or preparing food) + PIECE (a part of the whole thing)
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COMMENTS:
So appropriate and easy to remember, I know this is one great create I'll use! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 12:47:00
Good one, O-Bob! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:15:00
...sorry. i meant Steve-O ! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:16:00
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Thingredient
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thin greed e ent
Sentence: 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)
Lessipe
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: less-uh-pee
Sentence: I used my mom's lessipe for spinach and artichoke dip, but it seemed to be missing something - perhaps spinach?
Etymology: less, recipe
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COMMENTS:
Then there's Mom's guessipes... add such-and-such "til it looks right". - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 05:26:00
Sounds somewhat similar to my own 'messipes'. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:43:00
Funny!...got my vote! - remistram, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
I cook like your Mom - drives everyone crazy but means I usually do the cooking - hmm might have scuppered myself there - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
You and my mom ought to write a lookbook. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 10:22:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:12:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James