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DEFINITION: v. tr., To secretly snap up and gobble down a small bit of food left on a dish, wrapping or pot. n., The small bits of tasty food, like melted cheese or veggies, that stick to food wrapping.
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Slyhog
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: 'slī - hôg
Sentence: Any chance she could, Edna would slyhog whatever was on her plate, wrapper, sleeve, it didn't matter!
Etymology: sly (cunning sneaky tricky) + hog ( to act like an extreme piggy)
Lapdansk
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: lap/dance/k
Sentence: Sue excitedly checked her wedding registry daily to see what new pieces of Dansk china had been purchased. She would wait until after the ceremony to divulge her secret pleasure - to lapdansk
Etymology: lap(lick or wash) + dansk (famous chinaware)+ lapdance
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COMMENTS:
I'll bet she had a Royal Doulton (with hand painted periwinkles) strippers pole. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 10:01:00
sometimes she would settle for a mikassarole - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 11:24:00
For some reason it brings to mind your gem "Eternitease." Crazy, but I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:42:00
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Stealthyfoods
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stel thee foods
Sentence: Madge was a big fan of stealthyfoods. You know, the kind you'd have to sneak so as not to seem gluttonous. She loved to eat any garnishes put on her food at restaurants...sprigs of parsley, citrus slices, pickles, pineapple spears, melon triangles, heck, even radish roses or strawberry fans. She believed in getting her money's worth and to her the garnishes were the tastiest part of the dish. People stared, but she didn't care. Her only concern was whether she could afford the rest of the dish. Afterall, wouldn't she hate to get her celery garnisheed???
Etymology: stealthy (avoiding detection by moving carefully) & foods (any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue) & rhymes with Healthy Foods (nutritious diet)
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COMMENTS:
What are those kittle styrofoam-like things they put into the bag of shrimp toast? Somebody told me they're edible, but the jury is still out on this one... - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 01:33:00
I am a foodlum. I eat the parsley if nobody's looking, but sometimes it makes me choke. And I always look forward to Nosila's writings. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:46:00
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Tidbitulate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Tid-bit-U-late
Sentence: Bob was a foodfreak with a postprandial pica for pinuscule pickings, And when no-one was looking, he tidbitulated on salami's peppercorn granules, the eyes of emmentaler, and modigobs of mushroom stalks. However, it's true and he did admitted it that, at times, he pondered the maxim: tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are!
Etymology: Tidbit:a small morsel of food & ul+ate: action (often repeated)& late & ate also, by chance, in there. Noun: modigob; blend of modicum & gob (a mouthful)
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COMMENTS:
I like this one. It suggests a certain fastidiousness to the whole process which makes it a little more civilised and socially acceptable. - Nettle, 2007-09-27: 09:46:00
Great word OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 10:04:00
tasty tongue twister - it's making me hungry - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 11:35:00
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Qtlicious
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cue/tee/lish/uhs
Sentence: Teresa always volunteered to clear the dinner dishes and in the privacy of the kitchen she found everyone's leftovers qtlicious.
Etymology: QT (on the quiet) + delicious
Gobsdoeuvres
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: gobz-durvz
Sentence: Ken was a connoisseur of gobsdoeuvres. He loved foil baked cheese and fry pan bacon crust in paticular.
Etymology: gob + hors d'oeu·vre
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COMMENTS:
This word is close to my cholesterol clogged heart. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-27: 09:49:00
scrumpdelicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-27: 12:07:00
Excellent- Hell, I forgotten to take my Lipitor! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:46:00
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Resifood
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: Rez-eh-food
Sentence: Taking the last bite of her twinkie, she relished in the bonus resifood left on the twinkie's rectangular holding plate.
Etymology: Residue+food
Hidbit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hīdbit
Sentence: Marcy loves to stop at her favorite fast-food joint for lunch. The food itself is fine but the best part is finding a hidbit, a little chunk of burger or cheese stuck to the wrapper. She has been known to ingest a scrap of paper just to get these morsels.
Etymology: hid (put or keep out of sight) + tidbit (a small piece of tasty food)
Nibblescule
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: NIB-uhl-skyool
Sentence: Bob nibblesculed with a gobsessiveness. Modigobs of mushruins and upgrubs of pizzabris were just two of his favorite nibblescules.
Etymology: NIBBLE:To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits & MINUSCULE: Any very small, minute thing or object.
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COMMENTS:
Awesome. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:34:00
Pizzabris-hahaha - metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:43:00
Ok, I'm hungry. - lumina, 2008-08-28: 21:22:00
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Nibblenobble
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Nibb-all-knob-all
Sentence: Judy knew that soaking the cat's bowl was the easy part. Nibblenobbling some of the dried meat off the side whilst Nigel looked for the TV remote was the real challenge.
Etymology: Nibble - to eat something by taking a lot of small bites. Nobble - to get hold of; grab; steal; filch
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy! ~ James
Wow! That sentence packs a PUNCH!
Today's definition was suggested by Scrumpy. Thank you Scrumpy. ~ James