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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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Microslave
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: my krow slay vvvv
Sentence: Maeve was a microslave nad had the irradiated frontal cortex to prove it
Etymology: microwave slave
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COMMENTS:
- yeah, I always though it bad to get too close to the microwave when it's on! - splendiction, 2009-11-10: 18:07:00
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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
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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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.
Freyes
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: frize
Sentence: As he was late for class, Curt gave his food the freyes, willing it to cook much faster.
Etymology: fry, eyes
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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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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Telefry
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: tĕl'ə-frī
Sentence: We would have been out of luck with the broken microwave had it not been for my keen ability to telefry the tv dinners.
Etymology: Tele ('far') fry ('To cook with direct heat')
Psychokineatic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sy-ko-ken-eat-ic
Sentence: The Amazing Nino, the mentalist, tried to use his incredible psychokineatic powers to rush his lunch. Unfortunately, The Amazing Nino was no kitchen magician and he'd have to wait like everyone else.
Etymology: psychokinesis: the alteration of the state of an object by mental powers alone without physical intervention + eat
Mindoverbatter
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: meye-nd-oh-fer-bath-er
Sentence: the souffle rose due to her extraordinary mindoverbatter powers. Now she no longer uses an oven. Al gore is making a documentary about it and hoping she can refreeze Glacier National park.
Etymology: mind- the brain over- prepositioon. matter - as in material of any sort. batter - material of a baking / cooking sort.
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COMMENTS:
Great play on words! - Stevenson0, 2007-04-24: 12:43:00
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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