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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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Cravewave
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crave/wave
Sentence: When hunger completely occupies Joe's mind, he cravewaves his food with a little help from the nuker.
Etymology: CRAVEWAVE - verb - from CRAVE (to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly) + MICROWAVE (to cook, or prepare in a microwave oven)
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COMMENTS:
Very apt; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:38:00
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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
Bellykinesis
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: belēkinēsis
Sentence: Jordan believes that he possesses bellykinesis. When he is hungry his gut makes more noise than an amorous bullfrog. He somehow believes that the resulting sound waves added to microwaves will lower the cooking time of his meal so he presses his ample tummy against the nuke box. Jordan was asked to not return to his corner sandwich shop when he tried to practice delikinesis.
Etymology: belly (the stomach, esp. as representing the body\'s need for food) + telekinesis (the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other nonphysical means)
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)
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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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
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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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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Dishfulthinking
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: DISHFUHL-thingk-ing
Sentence: Roxie planned to impress Bob's new boss by cooking for him a meal fit for a god. But the evening quickly turned into a noshtradamian nightmare, when Roxie, following the recipe given to her by her best friend, added spam rather than ham to the dish. The anticipated ambrosia became in a minute a shambrosia, leaving Roxie, to wonder whether she had been the victim of gastronimical gall or simply of a careless case of "cordon blur". When Bob arrived home he found her in front of the microwave, quickly trying to heat-up a meal labelled "Feast in Five Minutes." It looked liked a cesserole, made from the flotsyum you'd find in a fridgeridoo: it was all desperate dishfulthinking.
Etymology: Blend of DISH: n. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods." --Shak. & WISHFUL THINKING –n. interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not.
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COMMENTS:
WOW! What a corucopia of originality. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:08:00
I meant "cornucopia"...as in:
"That sentence was cornucopious".
- metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:09:00
Does Roxie spamalot? Cute word! - Nosila, 2008-07-01: 12:38:00
great word Ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-01: 13:44:00
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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
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