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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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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)
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:
Hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 06:39:00
hehehe! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-27: 06:44:00
Tremendous word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-27: 23:56:00
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Exsanguineats
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ex san goo in eets
Sentence: Although the exsanguineats had 640 calories per serving, she actually lost weight while eating them.
Etymology: exsanguinate (bleeding out) eats
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COMMENTS:
never heard of exsanguinate before but it works like a charm in your definition - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:54:00
Exsanguinate and desanguinate are terms used on cop shows for people who bleed to death...Hill Street Blues used them all the time. I would rather deSANGRIAnate! - Nosila, 2008-10-25: 00:26:00
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Pretzelpuncture
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Pret + zel + punct + sure
Sentence: Absentmindedly gobbling his pretzel snack, the sharp pain in the roof of his mouth told Delbert that he'd just given himself a pretzelpuncture.
Etymology: Pretzel + puncture
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COMMENTS:
I know from experience that this can and does happen. - Mustang, 2007-11-27: 03:58:00
Watch out that it doesn't develop into a chewma (chew + trauma + tumour) - petaj, 2007-11-27: 07:05:00
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Fritolesion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: free to lays jun
Sentence: When Mimi enjoyed a bag of potato chips, she always ended up with a cut to her upper palate, which pained her. Today's fritolesion was especially stinging and irritating. If anyone had intentionally inflicted this much pain on her, she would have had them charged with a salt and vinegar!
Etymology: Frito-Lay (Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) is a division of PepsiCo, Inc. which manufactures, markets and sells a variety of corn chips, potato chips and other snack foods) & Lesion (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
Grazegraze
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: graysgrays
Sentence: Her grazegraze didn't bleed much, but it did stingle
Etymology: graze as in wound, graze as in eat all day
Bitefight
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Those pringles looked good, but my mouth couldn't afford another bitefight.
Etymology: bite + fight
Shreddedeats
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: sh-red-ed-eets
Sentence: Allison loved Cap'n Crunch, but couldn't help compulsively running her tongue over the shreddedeats the cereal inevitably left behind.
Etymology: shredded wheat altered to emphasize "eat"
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James