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'Wow! My brainwaves are melting cheese!'

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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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

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Jeangrelieve

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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

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Culinlinger

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: cul LIN ling ER

Sentence: Freddy’s culinlingering over his melting cheese-dog was partly due to his poor eating habits. He battled time, skipped meals, to become an over-bearing oaf in the kitchen. Leaning into the microwave, he imagined the appliance responded to his throbbing appetite with soothing efficiency.

Etymology: From: culinary and linger.

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COMMENTS:

culinmerry word - Nosila, 2009-11-10: 17:16:00

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Guardefrost

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: gar-dee-frost

Sentence: Guardefrosting Hot Pockets has become a regular hobby of mine, and it works! I've managed to reduce microwave time from 4 minutes to 3:45.

Etymology: guard + defrost

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Psychrowave

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sigh crow wave

Sentence: He psychrowaved the burger and sat on the buns to warm them.

Etymology: microwave psyche

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COMMENTS:

Is that like a person who "seers" his meat because he likes them "medium"? - Nosila, 2011-03-29: 23:34:00

well done Nosila - galwaywegian, 2011-03-31: 05:12:00

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Acelerocallefy

Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: a-se-le-ro-ca-li-fy

Sentence: My acelerocallfying was of no use; the quiche still had 10 minutes left to bake.

Etymology: acelero--to accelerate callefy-to warm

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Telekinvection

metrohumanx

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:

metrohumanx 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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Microslave

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: my krow slay vvvv

Sentence: Maeve was a microslave nad had the irradiated frontal cortex to prove it

Etymology: microwave slave

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COMMENTS:

- yeah, I always though it bad to get too close to the microwave when it's on! - splendiction, 2009-11-10: 18:07:00

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Kilnthyme

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kiln tyme

Sentence: When he came home from school, Sammy was always starving. He ran to the fridge, grabbed whatever looked good, seasoned it and stuck it in the oven to warm, so he could eat soon. He believed if he lay on the floor and watched it through the window in the stove, he could compel it to be ready quicker. The first time his Mom saw him lying there, she yelled, "Yo, Prone Ranger! What are you doing?" To which Sammy replied, "Me? Why I'm just kilnthyme!"

Etymology: Kiln (Oven ) & Thyme (Savoury herb;leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables;any of various of the genus Thymus) & Play on Killin' time (To spend time doing nothing in particular in order that it seems to pass more quickly).

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An alltyme favourite! - splendiction, 2009-11-10: 18:01:00

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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"

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-24: 00:01:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-10: 00:14:00
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James