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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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Chipsplinter
Created by: contiki
Pronunciation: chip-splinter
Sentence: Ow! I just got a damn chipsplinter!
Etymology:
Salivouch
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: Sal-iv-ouch'
Sentence: She was sorry she ate so many tacos when she noticed the salivouches the next morning.
Etymology: Saliva + Ouch
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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COMMENTS:
funny - sounds like a new species of dinosaur - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:52:00
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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
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)
Crunchpunch
Created by: Buzzardbilly
Pronunciation: krәnch pәnch
Sentence: Eating hot wings for lunch after having a bowl of Cap'n Crunch for breakfast proved to be an exercise in masochism as the hot sauce filled all of the crunchpunches in the roof of my mouth with searing pain.
Etymology: crunch (to chew noisily) + punch (to make a hole into)
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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Alivatar
Created by: simralotomy
Pronunciation: Aliv-va-tar
Sentence: I usually have an alivatar in summer holidays. Eating too many chips can be really painful sometimes
Etymology:
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"
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James