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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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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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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.

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

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Microslavering

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: my/crow/slave/ur/ing

Sentence: When conventional cooking wasn't fast enough he resorted to microslavering. It was messy but he made sure to wear a bib.

Etymology: microwave + slaver (drool or dribble)

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COMMENTS:

Nice ring about it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:52:00

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Pacebaker

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: PASE bay ker

Sentence: Phil's wife calls him "The Pacebaker" because he walks a regular rhythm, back and forth, back and forth, "thump, thump, thump," the whole time his food is in the microwave. He seems to think he can keep it going and urge it along.

Etymology: pace + baker, a play on the word "pacemaker"

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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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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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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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Hotpocketing

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: hot-pock-et-ing

Sentence: Jack was hotpocketing infront of the microwave waiting for his dinner.

Etymology: hotpocket (a microwave food)

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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