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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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Wrongcoction
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rong kok shun
Sentence: No one could figure out why Marianne made the best chili in the family. When they tried to copy her old family recipe, it never tasted the same. One day her nephew Charlie, a criminalogical forensic chemist, decided to analyze the ingredients in a batch she had made. When he compared it to the recipe she had given him it was no wonder he kept making a wrongcoction. There was no evidence of beef, tomato, beans or known spices in the original recipe. To this day, her wrongcoction remains an unsolved mystery to Charlie.
Etymology: Wrong (not in accord with established usage or procedure) & Concoction (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)
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COMMENTS:
clever - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:40:00
When I said it out loud, it sounds a tad bit risque and made me giggle! Wow ... what a fun word! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 03:17:00
Please bring a covered dish to the First Annual International Verbotomy Festival and Bake-Off scheduled for 2010 (location TBA)....no tupperware please. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 10:42:00
And how about that sublime BEEF-A-REENO that cleared the house last Christmas? - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:31:00
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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)
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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Pseudoingredient
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Sue-doe-in-gree-dee-int
Sentence: Sander's recipes dated back to Tudor times, this bird had been dwarfed by a behemoth containing no fewer than 48 birds of 12 different species with 20 different spices and one pseudoingredient he would never dilvulge to anyone that asked for the recipe.
Etymology: Pseudo;(from Greek ψευδής "lying, false") is used to mark something as false, fraudulent, or pretending to be something it is not: Ingredient; An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture (in a general sense). For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish.
Ood
Created by: earljw
Pronunciation: Just like it reads: ood
Sentence: Me: What's for supper? She: My usual, ood.
Etymology: Food - f = ood
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COMMENTS:
Cute word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 18:21:00
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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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Peculianary
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pek kul e an aree
Sentence: Henry was admired as a great cook by his friends, but was so protective of his secret recipes that he either left out a key ingredient or added something bizarre to the recipes he wrote out for his friends. This peculianary habit ensured that his dishes always turned out the best for him alone.
Etymology: Peculiar (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) & Culinary ( of or relating to or used in cooking)
Recispurious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: resəspyoŏrēəs
Sentence: The chorus around the holiday table is always **Mine never taste as good as Granny*s**. She smiles to herself knowing that the cards she had printed detailing her famous apple pie are recispurious. No sugar? Shouldn*t they know better? In any case, Granny is sure to keep her edge on the other women in the family for now.
Etymology: recipe (a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required) + spurious (not being what it purports to be; false or fake)
Dishingenuous
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dish-in-gen-u-ous
Sentence: Mrs. Spaghettini was totally dishingenuous when it came to her pizzelle recipe. She would proudly bring them to church suppers and card parties and listen to the accolades of all the church ladies. However, it was a mystery that no one could duplicate her recipe, even though she wrote it down for everyone. It wasn't until after her death that her daughter revealed the missing ingredient - homemade wine. Perhaps that's why the church suppers turned ugly when the ladies started arguing about football, religion and politics.
Etymology: dish: a particular variety or preparation of food + disingenuous: not straightforward or candid; calculating or insincere (Pizzelles - Italian anise cookies that look like little church windows and taste divine even without the wine)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James