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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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Condimark
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.
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
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)
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)
Drettle
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
Capunked
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ka/puhngk/d
Sentence: Jeremy capunked three different people at dinner last night leaving ketchup, mustard and oil and vinegar on the walls, ceiling and floors, not to mention his victims.
Etymology: CAPUNKED - verb - from CAP (a close-fitting covering for a bottle, or jar) + PUNKED (to "get" someone in a practical joke; someone caught unaware in a practical joke)
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COMMENTS:
CAPUNKED: A Mob Hit. What Al Capone's show would have been called. - zxvasdf, 2008-09-21: 21:24:00
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Shakenfake
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: shake-en-fake
Sentence: That Bob, such a wisecapper! He would shake-n-fake every bottle in the house, right after replacing the sugar with salt.
Etymology: Shake 'n' Bake, fake
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COMMENTS:
Nice word, who do those wisecappers think they are anyway!!! - pungineer, 2007-10-23: 08:02:00
They're all screwed loose. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-23: 11:54:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-23: 12:11:00
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Vinregrette
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: vin - regret
Sentence: The manager was of the opinion that because the vinregrette was unintentional, the restaurant was not responsible for the dry cleaning of Debbie's blouse.
Etymology: vinaigrette + regret
Pneumanzone
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: New-mans-own
Sentence: "Who was that guy in the 'Butch and Sundance' film who donates all the profits to charity?", asked Alyssa as she brusquely reached for the bottle, squeezed, and fell victim to yet another heartless pneumanzoning from her grinning boyfriend.
Etymology: Pneuma: prefix meaning "full of air", man: as in "manual", zone: referring to the splatter area as a ratio of the release of air in direct proportion to valuable family heirlooms and furniture.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
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.
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!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James