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DEFINITION: v. To pace, stare or drool in front of your stove or microwave, in an effort to use sheer willpower to make your food cook faster. n. A watched pot, pie or pudding.
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Tapiocultism
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: tap-ee-oh-cult-ism
Sentence: Greg never went hungry. He could speed up cooking times by using the right spell from his book on tapiocultism.
Etymology: tapioca (a thickening substance in food) + occult (of magic or supernatural arts)
Whilichinesis
Created by: Bigman
Pronunciation: WILL-itch-IN-esis
Sentence: I used my whilichinesis to heat the popcorn, cool huh!? The soldiers used their whilichinesis to break their bonds and escape.
Etymology: Combines WILL + IT+ KINESIS "willing it into motion to heat up"
Concenbake
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: kon - sen - bayk
Sentence: Trudy needed to have the cake ready for the baby shower but a series of events put her behind. She looked at the cake through the oven window and began to concenbake so that it would bake faster; or so she believed.
Etymology: concentrate, bake
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COMMENTS:
bunderful - galwaywegian, 2009-11-10: 14:56:00
flantastic word - Nosila, 2009-11-10: 17:25:00
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Microwancy
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: my-crow-wahn-cy
Sentence: Summoning forth her dark skills in microwancy, the Hot Pocket seemed to shimmer and ooze even faster.
Etymology: Microwave + mancy
Jeangrelieve
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: jeen - gree - leev
Sentence: Bobby can keep on staring at that piece of shit but jeangrelieving, honestly, won't turn that pile of crap to a Louvre masterpiece.
Etymology: Jean Grey (X-Men) + believe
Neuromicropathy
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /nu-row-my-crop-uh-thee/
Sentence: "By the pure power of neuromicropathy Ted's food was cooking faster than ever. He knew he was on to something here - if he could only stare through the food..."
Etymology: Neurology + microwave + homeopathy
Psycook
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: sigh + cook
Sentence: I've often tried to psycook my Hot Pockets, but it always still ends up taking 3 minutes anyway.
Etymology: psychic + cook
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COMMENTS:
This so good! - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:23:00
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Fryovision
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: fry-o-vi-shun
Sentence: I am sure that my super powered fryovision makes the food in the microwave cook faster.
Etymology: fry + o + vision
Telekinvection
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: TELL-IH-KIN-VEC-SHUN
Sentence: Staring into the water did not hasten it's boiling, but gazing thru the microgrid convinced me that TELEKINVECTION was a force to be reckoned with....
Etymology: TELEKINESIS-affecting the properties of something using the formidable power of brainwaves. CONVECTION-an "old school" method of cooking using a direct heat source.
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COMMENTS:
TELEKINesis+conVECTION
http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/
- metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:01:00
A word to be reckoned with! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:35:00
LOL You need to write a book! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-25: 14:15:00
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Microslavering
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: my/crow/slave/ur/ing
Sentence: When conventional cooking wasn't fast enough he resorted to microslavering. It was messy but he made sure to wear a bib.
Etymology: microwave + slaver (drool or dribble)
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COMMENTS:
Nice ring about it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Mustang - 2008-07-01: 08:09:00
The chef was no doubt a man of principle who would stick by his convections.
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James