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DEFINITION: v., To drop food on the floor, then pick it up and eat it, before anyone else can say "it's too dirty". n., A tasty treat which has been accidentally dropped, then quickly salvaged and savored.
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Consperate
Created by: destrict
Pronunciation: con-sper-rate
Sentence: After dropping her ice cream, the little girl decided to consperate it with vigor.
Etymology:
Fook
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: before anyone looks lets fook the food.
Etymology:
Crudeates
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: crude/eat/ays
Sentence: Once the platter of hors-d'oeuvres hit the floor the hungry guests quickly turned the crudites into crudeates.
Etymology: crudites (hors-d'oeuvre of mixed raw vegetables + crude + eat
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COMMENTS:
Very sophisticated word, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:23:00
mais oui! - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-30: 15:06:00
"Crud" - a great word that I sometime used frequently. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-30: 17:32:00
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Exsponge
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ex/spunj
Sentence: Having Dave exsponge the floors at home was a treat but at a dinner party it was a trifle(or jello, or birthday cake) embarrassing.
Etymology: expunge (delete, get rid of) + sponge (mop up)
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COMMENTS:
This combined with Purp's snackuum would cover hardwood and carpet treats. A+ Jab! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-11: 07:47:00
If Dave's delicrassitude becomes too embarrasssing, he might need to be put on a food chain. Otherwise, call Spongebob! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-11: 18:35:00
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Upgrub
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: UHP-gruhb
Sentence: Fastidiousness wasn't one of Bob's stronger points. And from the time when he was a drover on the Barcoo, and nearly had to eat a barcoo sandwich to survive, his philosophy was that if it was food, it was edible. So when any yumflot hit the floor, Bob quickly upgrubbed it.
Etymology: Blend of YUM & FLOT(sam): By analogy -when tasty food falls "overboard. Yum: yummy, tasty, scrumptious. UPGRUB: grub: "food" & vb: to forage.
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COMMENTS:
good one - Mustang, 2008-09-30: 14:16:00
Yumflot upgrub never ever foodsnub. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:27:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-30: 15:08:00
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Plibble
Created by: micvice
Pronunciation: PLIH-bul
Sentence: Marcel was very clumsy and a bit of a glutton, so naturally quite the plibbler.
Etymology: plop, nibble
Prodigalnosh
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Prod i gal nosh
Sentence: Josh was known for prodigalnoshing at the most inopportune moments such as in a crowded cafeteria. Sometimes the prodigalnoshed food he picked up didn't even belong to him! Josh knew to prodialnosh was to court many risks to his immune system and social standing, but he just couldn't resist himself. He would be a prodigalnosher for life, until his body gave out, and even then, he probably would have his nursery home attendant attend to that for him.
Etymology: Prodigal (as in the prodigal son who comes back to the fold after wandering to find his own) & nosh (to eat)
Putrilapiglop
Created by: tehbeks
Pronunciation: pyoo treh lah peh glawp
Sentence: MMMMM... Putrilapiglop! I better dive fast before anyone else sees it! That's disgusting. Why does Ted always putrilapiglap everything that spills?
Etymology: putrid lap (i.e. in how dogs drink water) glop
Snatcho
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Snatch-oh
Sentence: Martin looked on in horror as the martini olive pinged from his cocktail stick and disappeared under the fridge. He made a dash for the fridge door, bending over and swiping his hand underneath it. The manoeuvre managed to snatcho two pieces of Go-Kat biscuit, a crusty malteser and the hairy olive. "Choice!", he thought.
Etymology: Snatch - To take quickly. Nacho - small pieces of fried tortilla
Dromb
Created by: deadrat
Pronunciation: dr-ah-m
Sentence: Everyone stared as Joe drombed up the cupcake Mary had dropped on the floor.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! ~ James
mplsbohemian - 2007-10-11: 22:57:00
There are a LOT of good words today!
Yes lots of floordoeuvres for thought. Tasty too! Even if they are all full of antipastogens. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James