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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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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

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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:

metrohumanx 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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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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Brainwarm

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: brayne-warm

Sentence: Bill thought he could brainwarm and therefore save electricity. It sounded like a roastboast to me.

Etymology: Brain + warm + brainstorm

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COMMENTS:

So that's why I get so many luke-warm ideas when I'm watching the microwave... - wordmeister, 2007-04-24: 15:38:00

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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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Psycook

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: sigh + cook

Sentence: I've often tried to psycook my Hot Pockets, but it always still ends up taking 3 minutes anyway.

Etymology: psychic + cook

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COMMENTS:

This so good! - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:23:00

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Psychowave

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sīkōwāv

Sentence: Wendall thinks he can control the cook time of his microwave with his psychowave powers. If he concentrates, he can cut the time it takes to make popcorn by several seconds. He has tried using his mental powers for other things like affecting the flight of the football when the Ravens attempt a field goal but that hasn\'t worked so well.

Etymology: psycho (relating to the mind or psychology) + microwave (short for microwave oven)

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COMMENTS:

Heh! beat me to it. :) - galwaywegian, 2009-11-10: 06:19:00

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Braincrowave

Created by: pinoyhunk08

Pronunciation:

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metrohumanx BRAINCOWAVE is OK- but it sounds like the name of an appliance. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-01: 06:10:00

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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

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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

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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