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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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Slashticate
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: SLASH-ti-cayt
Sentence: Karen enjoyed her Cap'n Crunch, but those first few bites of the golden sweet cereal were tricky. If you took too big a mouthful before they had soggied up some they would slashticate the roof of your mouth to ribbons.
Etymology: Slash + (Mas)ticate [chew]
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 20:19:00
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Pretzelesion
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pret-zyl-LEE-zhun
Sentence: As was all too often the case, Mabel suffered a serious pretzelesion in the roof of her mouth from eating pretzel sticks carelessly.
Etymology: Blend of 'pretzel' and 'lesion' (wound or injury)
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"
Junkcutter
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: junk/cut/tur
Sentence: He had to have plastic surgery to replce the roof of his mouth thanks to junkcutters.
Etymology: junk + cut + junketter
Cruncture
Created by: wagabond
Pronunciation: crun(ch)/ k /(na)ture
Sentence: I got a cruncture from those nasty crips, and it really hurts.
Etymology: Crunch; puncture
Carnoral
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: karn-awr-uhl
Sentence: His carnoral was so severe that he made an appointment to see his dentist hoping for a shot of novocaine.
Etymology: carnage + oral
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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COMMENTS:
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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Junkture
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: junk - chur
Sentence: My enjoyment of the tortillas was compromised at this junkture by the extreme pain in the roof of my mouth.
Etymology: junk + puncture
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COMMENTS:
like it - porsche, 2007-11-28: 15:57:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James