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'Oh no! I hate it when my husband tries to dress me!'

DEFINITION: v., To carefully place a lid on a bottle, especially a salad dressing bottle, so that it appears closed and will not spill unless the bottle is moved or shaken. n., A bottle which has been prepared in such a manner.

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Drettle

vmalcolm

Created by: vmalcolm

Pronunciation: /dretl/

Sentence: He has drettled this bottle again! How many times will I have to deal with this drettle?!?!

Etymology: DRETTLE. v. tr/ n From Dressing + Throttle

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Vinairegrette

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vin eh re gret

Sentence: The case: Rosemary shook the salad dressing only to have it Russian all over her and the kitchen. The lid had been left loose. The Prime Suspect: Her husband Ceasar, a real Rocket Scientist, who went too far this time. Lettuce examine the motives: Ceasar had been carrying on with the cute tomato next door, Arugula Caprese. Rosemary discovered them undressing one day. She told Arugula's boyfriend, Radicchio Romaine, of the infidelity and he ordered Ceasar to be tossed in the Thousand Islands area. There was not mushroom for doubt in the jurors' minds when they heard that Ceasar had bean artichoked and Rosemary was acquitted for her part, filled with vinairegrette; she just wants everyone to leaf her alone. For his escarole in the slawter, Radicchio Romaine is waiting on Death Row to be Chard, cos he was found guilty. Endive story.

Etymology: Vinaigrette (oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic, used as a salad dressing) & Regret (be sorry;contrite;remorseful)

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Salambush

Created by: mustkeepsanity

Pronunciation: Sa-lam-bush

Sentence: Carmen found a salambush waiting for her in the kitchen; the lid on the salad dressing looked screwed on but wasn't. Was it an accident, or was someone at the party deliberately trying to stain her?

Etymology: Salad and Ambush

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Capfoon

Created by: leechdude

Pronunciation: cap-foon

Sentence: Susan put the glass ranch dressing in a capfoon way which resulted in having to call a maid.

Etymology: cap (lid), foon (just made it up)

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Toppleganger

thegoatisbad

Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: ta-pel-gang-er

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Shookenfreude

Created by: pungineer

Pronunciation: Shoe/ken/froy/duh

Sentence: Part of the Nazis' dastardly masterplan to conquer America during WW2 was to spread confusion and terror across the land by recruiting waitresses to act as Shookenfreuders

Etymology: Shook (as in all shook up) + Schadenfreude (to take pleasure in the misfortunes of others mwah ha ha ha etc)

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COMMENTS:

libertybelle now that's clever!! - libertybelle, 2007-10-23: 09:14:00

Thanks, i'm liking yours too, sounds more exciting than a caesar salad somehow.. - pungineer, 2007-10-23: 09:19:00

Thanks, i'm liking yours too, sounds more exciting than a caesar salad somehow.. - pungineer, 2007-10-23: 09:26:00

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Vinaigress

Created by: CDH167

Pronunciation: vinn-uh-gress

Sentence: "My roommate short-sheeted my bed and set my alarm clock two hours early, so I'll get back by vinaigressing her new bottle of Catalina."

Etymology: Portmanteau from 'vinaigrette' and 'aggressive'.

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Creamyitalianbush

Created by: crmow

Pronunciation: kree-me-it-al-yun-bush

Sentence: George creamyitalianbushed Julie, so she had to send her blouse to the drycleaners.

Etymology: Creamy Italian + ambush

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Condimark

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: CON-de-mark / tom-FOOD-er-ee

Sentence: Kevin was often the condimark of such tomfoodery as the loose salt shaker or the mustard in the ketchup bottle.

Etymology: condiment+mark (the target of malice) / tomfoolery + food.

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Sliptolid

lawvol

Created by: lawvol

Pronunciation: Slippt-ôh-lidd

Sentence: Jake was careful to sliptolid the bottle such that his roommate was unaware that something was afoot with the "Ken's Steak House Ranch Dressing".

Etymology: Slipped Lid

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-23: 02:57:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

petaj petaj - 2007-10-23: 08:19:00
Definitely Krafty behaviour!

remistram - 2007-10-23: 09:52:00
I had to marry the loose lidder...I'm a shake first, tight lidder thus the birth of this definition.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-23: 10:19:00
Time to throttle the bottler? ~ James

galwaywegian - 2008-09-19: 06:29:00

galwaywegian - 2008-09-19: 06:30:00
very high standard so far today!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-02-18: 00:36:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James