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DEFINITION: v. intr., To silently signal the position of a piece of food on a person's face using hand gestures, facial expressions and tonguing motions. n., A nonverbal communication system used to alert and assist diners with food on their faces.
Verboticisms
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Semafood
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: SEHM-a-food
Sentence: Martin sat at the table across from his blind date Harriet trying to decide if her facial tics were the result of allergic reaction or just semafood.
Etymology: sema(fore) + food
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-01: 08:46:00
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Muguendo
Created by: cmseth
Pronunciation: mug-you-endo
Sentence: When Bob drooled frosting on his face while gazing at Carol, Ted used subtle muguendo to clue him in before his wife Alice noticed.
Etymology: mug = face and uendo = innuendo, or hint
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COMMENTS:
Can also be used in verb form, as in "Alice muguendoed, but Bob was oblivious to her facial contortions." - cmseth, 2007-11-01: 21:27:00
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Dribblelert
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: drib-ble-lert
Sentence: Claire sent a well executed dribblelert to Tony about the sauce on his face.
Etymology: dribble& lert (alert)
Agelick
Created by: iluvenglish
Pronunciation: ag-eh-lick
Sentence: she was agelicking in my birthday party
Etymology: lick
Foodianslip
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: food/ee/an/slip
Sentence: Janice sent her friend the silent facial foodianslip message across the table to warn her friend of excess crumbs on her face.
Etymology: food + Freudian Slip
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-01: 10:47:00
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Crumaphore
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹʌməˌfɔɹ/
Sentence: My crumaphore skills were rusty, and I wasn't quite sure if my girlfriend was signaling that I had a bit of sauce just below and to the left of my left nostril or if I had a pickle wedged in my ear.
Etymology: from crumb + semaphore
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COMMENTS:
Man, I hate when I get ear pickles. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-01: 16:23:00
What?! Speak up! I can't hear you because there's a pickle in my ear! - ErWenn, 2007-11-01: 22:56:00
Classic! - Tigger, 2007-11-06: 17:13:00
I think having a pickle wedged in your ear should be a verbotomy definition.... - yellowbird, 2007-11-08: 14:48:00
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Gresticulate
Created by: Carlyumz
Pronunciation: gress-tick-u-late
Sentence: Despite my many attempts to gresticulate, Frank was still oblivious to the piece of mint sauce hanging precariously from his nose.
Etymology: Grub(food) + Gesticulate(to signal)
Messonthefaceonize
Created by: pictionairhead
Pronunciation: mess-on-the-face-on-ize
Sentence: yo,(messonthefaceonize)!
Etymology:
Warnify
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I see my dad with all this food on his face so I had to warnify him.
Etymology:
Clingo
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: klin-go
Sentence: He obviously couldn't feel the icing solidifying and cracking on his face, so Sue tried using clingo and tidbidioms to alert him to his plight.
Etymology: cling, lingo
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
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Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James