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DEFINITION: n., A cut, or puncture wound on the roof of the mouth inflicted while consuming dangerously crunchy-sharp foods, like potato chips. v., To cut the roof your mouth while eating extra crispy snack foods.

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Fritoslay

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: free-toe-slay

Sentence: It wasn't bad enough that Josh got a severe fritoslay on the side of his lip, but then the salt from the chips he was eating just made matters worse.

Etymology: frito lay - popular chip brand + slay

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Chipcut

Created by: Abraxised

Pronunciation: chip-kut

Sentence: OWW! I just got a chipcut!

Etymology: chip (a crunchy slice of cooked potato) cut (a small wound)

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Gashmandize

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gash/man/dize

Sentence: She gashmandizes the roof of her mouth every time she pigs out on potato chips.

Etymology: gash + gormandize (gorge, binge,devour)

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COMMENTS:

Big congrats on getting your word published! You must be so proud of your proginese! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 20:17:00

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Taytohs

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: Tay-toes

Sentence: In her lust for salty favour she gave herself tayohs.

Etymology: Tayto- the most beloved brand of crispsin my native land. oh -expression of surprise/ pain

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Spudnik

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: spud/nik

Sentence: I had to give up eating potato chips because of the spudniks - either that or get a whole new red wardrobe.

Etymology: sputnik + spud + nick

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COMMENTS:

Nice one. Thinking of giving them up myself! - TJayzz, 2008-10-23: 13:04:00

metrohumanx Welcome to the Spice Age, comrade! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:13:00

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Chiprip

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: chip/rip

Sentence: The tasty pleasure of eating sour cream and onion potato chips goes out the window when you painfully chiprip the roof of your mouth.

Etymology: CHIPRIP - verb - from CHIPS as in potato chips) + RIP (to cut, or tear apart in a rough, or vigorous manner)

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Good one! - Mustang, 2008-10-23: 07:10:00

Been there, done that...good word! - Nosila, 2008-10-23: 20:34:00

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Palateisaur

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Pal-at-iz-ore

Sentence: Whilst snacking on his favourite potato crisps, Bob was suddenly afflicted with a painful case of palateisaur, he had accidentally caught the roof of his mouth with one of the sharp edges. His eyes would not stop watering for half an hour and he was only able to eat ice-cream for the rest of the week!

Etymology: Palate(the roof of the mouth) + Sore(a raw and painful place on the body) = Palateisaur

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funny - sounds like a new species of dinosaur - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:52:00

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Mundopuncture

Created by: rdococ

Pronunciation: mun-doh-puncture

Sentence: Alice had a severe case of mundopuncture after the chips she was eating turned out to be live sleeping lobsters painted yellow, that she just woke.

Etymology: German "mundo" for mouth + "puncture"

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Pointidbit

thegoatisbad

Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: poin-tid-bit

Sentence: Kimberly never bought rock candy without buying orajel or anbesol. She knew the sugary pointidbits would scrape their way across the roof of her mouth while she scarfed them down, but the sweet thorsels were too much to resist, so she tried only to alleviate the symptoms rather than prevent them. About the side effect: "Oh, it's the greatest tongue scrapper around" she explained to Zinnia while drooling blood, "it's done wonders for my breath."

Etymology: pointed (has a sharp point) + tidbit (small piece of a food)

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Fritolaceration

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: frē-tō-lās'ə-rā'shən

Sentence: When Joe suddenly felt a sharp pain and tasted blood in his mouth, he realized he had suffered a fritolaceration while pigging out on tortilla chips, and, needless to say, it ruined his appetite. It wasn't nearly as bad as the time he had pretzelgored himself though.

Etymology: Frito-Lay (formed by the merger of The Frito Company and H.W. Lay & Company, [North American snack food companies] 1961) + laceration - A jagged wound or cut (from Latin, lacerāre - "to tear up")

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-22: 00:20:00
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James