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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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Lookincookin
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: look in cook in
Sentence: Fritz was the King of LookinCookin. He could stare at food and change it's metabollic state. He was famous for His HopeCuisine, his lookerycookery,Doc; his WatchPotch. He had actually won prizes for his searing glances, his appraising braising, his frowning browning, his spying frying,his gazing glazing, his simmering good looks and his eyeing pieing. Yes, Fritz was definitely the StareMeister of Cooking. Any meal he could fix with a stare...
Etymology: Lookin (looking:the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually) & cookin (Cooking:the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
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COMMENTS:
Hahahaha Thank You... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:02:00
Fritz, a veritable radar ranger. Good one! - Mustang, 2008-07-01: 08:06:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:37:00
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Foodookinese
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: foodoo like voodoo, kinese like in telekinesis
Sentence: He used his skills in Foodokinesis too get his hot dog barking quicker and louder !
Etymology: food + voodoo + telekinesis = foodookinese
Mindboiling
Created by: heb319
Pronunciation: mind-boy-ling
Sentence: He focused intently on soup in an attempt to mindboil it to the appropriate temparature in half the usual time.
Etymology: mind-using the power of the brain; boiling--heating up
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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COMMENTS:
culinmerry word - Nosila, 2009-11-10: 17:16:00
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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.
Psychook
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: SI kuk
Sentence: As grandma always said, a container of water subjected to psychookery will never reach or exceed 100 degrees celsius.
Etymology: psychic + cook
Pacebaker
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"
Gloatmeal
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: glowt/meel
Sentence: His morning breakfast consisted of gloatmeal and juice
Etymology: gloat (stare) + oatmeal
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
Microwancy
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: my-crow-wahn-cy
Sentence: Summoning forth her dark skills in microwancy, the Hot Pocket seemed to shimmer and ooze even faster.
Etymology: Microwave + mancy
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