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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.
Verboticisms
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Psygoocazer
Created by: mitchchick
Pronunciation: s-eye-goo-cAYzer
Sentence: I psygoocazered that piece of cheese on my hotdog.
Etymology:
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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Acceleerate
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: ACCELERATE+LEER
Sentence: It is as if without their constant gaze, acceleerating the process, the meal would never be done.
Etymology: ACCELERATE+LEER. LEER: 1. To look with a sidelong glance. 2.(British Dialect) having no burden or load; faint for lack of food; hungry. 3. Acronym for Low-Energy Electron Reflection.
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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Telekitchenesis
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: telly-KITCH-en-e-sis
Sentence: Uri, if you really must use your telekitchenesis skills at least put them to good use. Save us some electricity instead of just bending spoons and forks.
Etymology: telekinesis + kitchen
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COMMENTS:
nice reference - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-24: 12:19:00
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Cerebroil
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: sare/ee/broil
Sentence: Jim prefers his steak done Pompeii style, whereas I like it rare. I always used to have problems getting the timing right but now I just cerebroil his so they are both done at the same time.
Etymology: cerebral (of the brain) + broil (to cook by direct heat
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COMMENTS:
cerebrexcellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-24: 06:06:00
good one - porsche, 2007-04-24: 12:17:00
Do you cereboil your potatoes? Or are you fried by that time? - wordmeister, 2007-04-24: 15:40:00
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Bellykinesis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: belēkinēsis
Sentence: Jordan believes that he possesses bellykinesis. When he is hungry his gut makes more noise than an amorous bullfrog. He somehow believes that the resulting sound waves added to microwaves will lower the cooking time of his meal so he presses his ample tummy against the nuke box. Jordan was asked to not return to his corner sandwich shop when he tried to practice delikinesis.
Etymology: belly (the stomach, esp. as representing the body\'s need for food) + telekinesis (the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other nonphysical means)
Yoquieroqueso
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: En espanol, pinche guero.
Sentence: Dude, I totally yoquieroquesoed that burrito last night, I ate the whole thing before I realized the power was out.
Etymology: I want it, you want it, if you don't, you don't even know what's up. Sorry, find out.
Psychokineatic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sy-ko-ken-eat-ic
Sentence: The Amazing Nino, the mentalist, tried to use his incredible psychokineatic powers to rush his lunch. Unfortunately, The Amazing Nino was no kitchen magician and he'd have to wait like everyone else.
Etymology: psychokinesis: the alteration of the state of an object by mental powers alone without physical intervention + eat
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