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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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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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Psygoocazer
Created by: mitchchick
Pronunciation: s-eye-goo-cAYzer
Sentence: I psygoocazered that piece of cheese on my hotdog.
Etymology:
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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Salibake
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
Mesmerradiate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mez - mur - AID - ee - ait
Sentence: Ever the technogeek, Clarence believed if he could mesmerradiate with sufficient concentration that he could actually speed up the cooking process of his microwave.
Etymology: Blend of mesmerize (to compel by fascination) and irradiate (to heat with radiant energy)
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COMMENTS:
MESMERRADIATE is great!
Good one, Centurion! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:05:00
You are getting hungry...you are going to cook faster...and when Isnap my fingers you won't remember any of it! Good word, Mustang. - Nosila, 2008-07-01: 12:41:00
I'm mesmerized. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:36:00
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Macrowait
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
Tapiocultism
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: tap-ee-oh-cult-ism
Sentence: Greg never went hungry. He could speed up cooking times by using the right spell from his book on tapiocultism.
Etymology: tapioca (a thickening substance in food) + occult (of magic or supernatural arts)
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)
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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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