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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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Brainwater

Created by: Emilpersia

Pronunciation: Brainwater, Brainwater is the water inside the brain. Like a orange the brain also got water inside it...

Sentence: Sciences have showen the human race that brainwater is real.

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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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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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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.

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Telecooknetics

joearcher

Created by: joearcher

Pronunciation: telly-cook-neticks

Sentence: I was so desperate for my beans on toast I was using telecooknetics to speed up the toaster

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Chaperoast

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌʃæpəˈɹoʊst/

Sentence: When it came to cooking, he was the ultimate meddler, kibitzing over anyone's shoulder as they cooked. Even when he was alone in the kitchen, he'd chaperoast the food as it cooked, occasionally giving it advice about the best way to boil, bake, or fry.

Etymology: From chaperon + roast

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Gloatmeal

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: glowt/meel

Sentence: His morning breakfast consisted of gloatmeal and juice

Etymology: gloat (stare) + oatmeal

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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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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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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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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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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