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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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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)
Reskipe
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: res/kip/ee
Sentence: While shopping for the ingredients, something told Suzanne that something was just not right. How could THIS be all that was inside Julia's DELICIOUS casserole? She swore she tasted ground turkey, but why wasn't it on the list? It wasn't until the strange concoction was pulled out of the oven that Julia realized Jan had managed to slip her yet another reskippee.
Etymology: recipe + skip
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha. Good one, Lumee. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:40:00
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Misgrent
Created by: patrick12345
Pronunciation: miss/grint
Sentence: To think my mom thought i would give her my misgrent for my apple pie.
Etymology: missing+ingredient
Cordonblew
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: corr don bloooo
Sentence: His cordonblew recipe certainly blew his chances with Serena
Etymology: cordon bleu, blew it.
Ingrediaint
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: in-gree-dee-eynt
Sentence: 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)
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)
Unnecessipe
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: un-ness-i-pea
Sentence: Uncle Uttering was known for giving an unnecessipe to people that asked for his recipes to assure himself that his recipes remained secret.
Etymology: Unnecessary-Not required. Recipe-is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.
Leftouters
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: left/ow/turs
Sentence: I agreed to host a Thanksgiving leftovers party but the recipes I found on line were more like leftouters
Etymology: left out + leftovers
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James