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DEFINITION: n. The bits of food, and other debris, that get stuck between your teeth. v. To smile brightly and proudly unaware that you have a big piece of food stuck in your teeth.
Verboticisms
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Rebit
Created by: thephil
Pronunciation: r:ebits
Sentence: I especialy don't like the pressure that rebits put on the adjacent teeth.
Etymology: REmaining BITS of food
Crudities
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: crud-i-tees
Sentence: Thank goodness costco sells dentalfloss by the foot, I would hate to go out in public with my crudities.
Etymology:
Superstickies
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: suuuuuuuuuuu
Sentence: peeeeeeeeeeeer
Etymology: stickieeeeeeeeees !
Pearlyblights
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: purr/lee/blahyts
Sentence: It is extremely difficult to concentrate on a conversation with someone when they have pearlyblights lodged in between their teeth and you can not take your eyes off the bits of egg, or spinach, or poppy seeds.
Etymology: PEARLYBLIGHTS - noun - from PEARLYWHITES (slang for teeth) + BLIGHT (an extremely adverse condition; to have a deleterious effect on; ruin)
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-22: 12:33:00
PEARLYBLIGHTS is very melodic and artsy. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:59:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-07-22: 15:30:00
Thoroughly enjoyable - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:34:00
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Flostsom
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: flost/sum
Sentence: Flostsom is the sticky debris that manages to escape the brush and the floss.
Etymology: flotsam (debris) + floss + lost + some
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COMMENTS:
I like the flotsam/jetsam ref... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:55:00
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Toothjam
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈtuθˌdʒæm/
Sentence: Some of my teeth are so so close together that even the act of flossing itself leaves bits of dental floss as toothjam.
Etymology: Like "toe jam," but between teeth.
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COMMENTS:
My sentence is actually true. If I floss, sometimes it gets stuck between the teeth, and I have to wait a few days for my saliva to eat it away. In other news, it only takes a few days for saliva to significantly dissolve a piece of dental floss. - ErWenn, 2007-05-24: 14:01:00
Thanks for sharing. I thought people like you were just using the string to remind them of something. :-) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 15:52:00
It's there to remind us not to floss anymore. Or to get our wisdom teeth removed. - ErWenn, 2007-05-24: 20:13:00
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Nutritus
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: noo-TRYE-tuhs
Sentence: Nutritus cost Alex yet another date--why did he have to love spinach-battered onion rings so?
Etymology: nutrient + detritus
Floradation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: flora/day/shun
Sentence: Spinach salad is a good thing to avoid at a staff party if you want to avoid floradation.
Etymology: fluoridation (dental procedure to make teeth stronger) + flora (plant life)
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COMMENTS:
Great blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:34:00
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Munch grins
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: munch-grins
Sentence: After watching the movie, and eating two boxes of popcorn, Robby tried to kiss his girlfriend. But his munchgrins horrified her! Especially since she was supposed to be on a diet. And so she declined.
Etymology: munch+grin
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COMMENTS:
Too cute. - texmom, 2007-05-24: 14:55:00
much to his chagrin, i'm sure. - jadenguy, 2007-05-24: 16:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Scattercat. Thank you Scattercat! ~ James
Verbotomy Cup spotted in the wild with herbal tea.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54511827@N00/511989912/ - I did try to embed the link in the previous comment.
Hey Petaj, Nice snap of the cup! CoinciDENTALly, JediJawa has just received his book from Dan Pink.
GRINKLE is good! inspired, original and fun to say!
reverb - 2008-07-22: 22:56:00
I like grinkle too. It's kind of funny...
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James