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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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Mindcrowave
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: myned-crow-wayv
Sentence: As time was running out, he had know choice but to try mindcrowaving his popcorn.
Etymology: mind, microwave
Grillpower
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gril pow er
Sentence: Aman's power to cook food quickly with his mind was quickly discovered and exploited. He could melt a smelt; toast a roast or stew a gnu. His grillpower was so strong that his girlfriend, Dinah, was afraid that he'd advertise this under her name. But he called his new cookers Amana...
Etymology: Grill (cook over a grill) & Willpower (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
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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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
Cravewave
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crave/wave
Sentence: When hunger completely occupies his mind, he cravewaves his food with a little help from the nuker.
Etymology: crave + microwave + brainwave
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-24: 08:31:00
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Focuspocus
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: foh-kuhs-poh-kuhs
Sentence: He had the wing of a red wattler, the milk from a bovine and the sauce of a Newman (Paul), with a little focuspocus on the Frazier Grill his meal would be complete in no time.
Etymology: Focus - Hocuspocus
Psychrowave
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SYK-ro-wave
Sentence: Werner believed he had the power to cook foods faster by means of psychrowaving it, elevating electron activity within the food thru telepathy.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'Psyche' (the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force) and 'microwave' (an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency) or (microwave oven)
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
Telecook
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Tell-e-cook
Sentence: He would telecook before the microwave when impatient and hungry.
Etymology: Tele-to project Cook-to heat in preparation for consumption.
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
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