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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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Telefry

zrotv

Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: tĕl'ə-frī

Sentence: We would have been out of luck with the broken microwave had it not been for my keen ability to telefry the tv dinners.

Etymology: Tele ('far') fry ('To cook with direct heat')

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Salibake

americanogig

Created by: americanogig

Pronunciation: Sal eh bake

Sentence: Gregory began to wonder if his popcorn would be sufficiently popped by the next millennium. Since all other conventional means had failed him, he decided to pull out his tried and true method of salibaking. After willing the kernels to burst forth in buttered glory he boasted of his amazing ability to semi-instantly salibake.

Etymology: From salivate and bake

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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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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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Psygoocazer

Created by: mitchchick

Pronunciation: s-eye-goo-cAYzer

Sentence: I psygoocazered that piece of cheese on my hotdog.

Etymology:

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Mindcrowave

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: mynd-crow-wayv

Sentence: when she walked into the kitchen she found Allan standing in front of the oven, desperately trying to mindcrowave the osso buco in time for dinner

Etymology: mind, microwave

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COMMENTS:

clever! - emmyb2, 2007-04-24: 11:12:00

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Macrowait

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: Ma-cro-way-t

Sentence: I know "a watched pot never boils" but I still can never resist the urge to marcowait.

Etymology: Microwave, Macro, Wait

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Jeangrelieve

ohwtepph

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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Mindoverbatter

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: meye-nd-oh-fer-bath-er

Sentence: the souffle rose due to her extraordinary mindoverbatter powers. Now she no longer uses an oven. Al gore is making a documentary about it and hoping she can refreeze Glacier National park.

Etymology: mind- the brain over- prepositioon. matter - as in material of any sort. batter - material of a baking / cooking sort.

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Great play on words! - Stevenson0, 2007-04-24: 12:43:00

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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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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