Verboticisms

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

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Created by: Frank

Pronunciation: gUber smooching

Sentence: Stop Goobersmoothcing, get your own bag!

Etymology: goobers,chocolate covered peanut and smootching- stealing the last one or stealing one from another's goober stash

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Created by: shalla

Pronunciation: krum'-ij

Sentence: Frieda finished her burrito and, glancing quickly to the left and right, began crummaging through all the crinkles in the wrapper, hoping to glean even the smallest remains of hot sauce or cheese.

Etymology: crumbs (the left over morsels) + rummage (to make a thorough search OR to ransack, depending on the the state of the stomach)

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COMMENTS:

there is always one word that seems like it is the true answer to the definition, and this one is it! - andbot37, 2007-09-27: 20:54:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: frag-mint

Sentence: Allie doesn't usually like mints. They are too intense for her taste. What she does like though are fragmints, the small bits that stick to the cellophane wrapper.

Etymology: fragment (an odd piece, bit, or scrap) + mint (any of various flavored hard candies packaged as a roll of small round wafers)

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Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: yoo-SLURP

Sentence: He eyed Tiny's cheesyfriedsamplerplate greedily, knowing it was only a matter of time before he uslurped it.

Etymology: usurp (take over or occupy without right as in usurp a neighbor's land or possessions...or food scraps!) + slurp (ingest, forcefully, hurriedly, perhaps even with loud sucking noises)

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COMMENTS:

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-27: 20:43:00

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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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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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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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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

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: in-kog-nib-uhl

Sentence: Vito recorded her incognibbling the left over roast chicken, picking little bits of skin and meat with her eyebrow tweezers, resembling a chimpanzee who picks fleas out of their baby's hair. He then posted it on Youtube.

Etymology: incognito + nibble

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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:

WOW! That's SOME combo....VERY unique approach. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-29: 08:23:00

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