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DEFINITION: v. To prepare or process food in a manner that renders it unpalatable, indigestible and completely inedible. n., Food which has been prepared in such a way that it is unfit for human, or even non-human, consumption.
Verboticisms
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Catastronomic
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Cat-ass-tro-nom-ik
Sentence: No matter what meal Amelia prepared it always ended up a complete catastronomic affair. Her husband Joe was even thinking of divorce to save him from going bankrupt by having to order takeaways every evening.
Etymology: Catastrophic(a complete disaster) + Gastonomic(the art of cooking) ORIGIN Greek gastronomia from gaster 'stomach'
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:06:00
as appealing a meal as the ass of a cat. Like it. - rombus, 2008-11-11: 10:55:00
I like it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-11: 21:29:00
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Terramisu
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: terəmēsoō
Sentence: People love to invite Ruth to their parties. She is witty and funny. They did however learn their lesson about inviting her to a pot luck dinner. She brought what she referred to as tiramisu. Her fellow party goers called it terramisu. Being the creative person she is, Ruth did some substituting when she found herself short a few ingredients, hotdog buns for the lady fingers, tea for the coffee, and cottage cheese for the mascarpone. The final touch of chocolate chips subbing for powdered chocolate made it look like her dessert was infested with bugs. Everybody told Ruth how **interesting** her treat looked but nobody was brave enough to try a single bite.
Etymology: terror or terrible (your choice) + tiramisu (an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked in coffee and brandy or liqueur with powdered chocolate and mascarpone cheese)
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COMMENTS:
terrafic term - Nosila, 2010-04-08: 15:31:00
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Guesstronomy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gess tron om mee
Sentence: Rose and Herb always hated being invited to her sister, Saffron's, for dinner. They enjoyed her company, but hated her cooking. Saffron had a knack for combining inedible and unpalatable concoctions. She did not believe in throwing out food and so she "used" up whatever had withered/expired/gone bad in her fridge, freezer or cupboards to make her ghastly meals. She often added critters and noxious plants she found around the neighbourhood to the mix. To make matters worse, guests had to guess what was in these creations. Saffron joked that this was her Guesstronomy skills at work. Any one who survived their hospital visits after her cooking refused to return. Wishing to spare her feelings, Rose & Herb pretended to eat, but never did actually partake of these horrible repasts. They thought Saffron should become an Army cook, in an enemy's army! Sam & Ella, Toe Maine, Steph Infection, Mr. E. Coli and Bott Chewlism were the only other guests that attended these feasts and they always came back for more!
Etymology: Guess (an estimate based on little or no information; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence) & Gastronomy (the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating food)
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - TJayzz, 2008-11-11: 23:31:00
clever! - libertybelle, 2008-11-12: 10:26:00
I'm just mad about Saffron....Saffron's mad about me.... - metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:40:00
They call you Mellow Yellow....Hah! - Nosila, 2008-11-14: 23:53:00
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Yuckotash
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yuhk-uh-tash
Sentence: People are reluctant to ask Joyce to a pot luck dinner. She insists on bring her infamous yuckotash. A few of the uninitiated will try it only to be forced to find a creative way to get rid of it without offending. Nobody has ever been brave enough to ask for her recipe to discover what ingredient triggers the gag reflex so effectively. They just know a second bite is not going to happen.
Etymology: yuck (used as an expression of disgust or repugnance) + succotash (a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans)
Muffet
Created by: Niarc
Pronunciation: Muff - ay
Sentence: The guests stared at the table in silence, wondering who would take the first bite. Susan had once again concocted one of her infamous muffets.
Etymology: A combination of 'Buffet' - a system of serving meals in which food where the diners serve themselves, and 'Muff' - A mistake or failure
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COMMENTS:
I'm sorry to have to ask, but is it just one word per user per definition? - Niarc, 2013-01-18: 05:51:00
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Putrifix
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pee-u-tri-fix
Sentence: Ugh! I can tell by the smell, that Clalamity is in the kitchen putrifixing!
Etymology: A combo of pee-yew, putrid, and fix.
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COMMENTS:
perhaps this is the putrifix for a junk food addict - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-14: 15:34:00
Nice word and verbotomy-provoking. Are the words: rot, grot, scat, crap and odi putrifixes? Sorry, I better stop this rotolatry! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-14: 19:35:00
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Goatcuisine
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: goht kwi zeen
Sentence: Jen totally goatcuisined that marbled steak. It looks like burnt rubber. A ram might be interested, but really, what sensible being would want to eat her goatcuisine?
Etymology: goat, haute cuisine
Demealiorate
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: dee - meel - eor - ate
Sentence: Sandra had a cooking jinx on her. She could demealiorate a frozen pizza. When she boiled water, the air began to smell foul. So, you can imagine the Thanksgiving feast her family was soon to be in for. Everyone was gladly offering to help cook or bring dishes. Funny thing was that Sandra actually considered herself to be a cooking genius. "Let's see, I think I'll start out with turkey beast, stuffed with makerel-raisen cornbread. Hmmmm potatoes mashed with curry/anchovie paste would be good but I'll leave the rolls alone this year.
Etymology: The base of this word is ameliorate (to make better or more tolerable, improve or grow better). The word meal is inserted and the prefix "de" is added which changes words to mean less smaller or decreasing.
Alacommode
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/la/come/ode
Sentence: A local eatery serves their dinner alacommode. The chairs which are really toilet seats come in very handy to cleanse the palate between courses.
Etymology: a la mode + commode (toilet)
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COMMENTS:
Grossed me out! Sure got the point across! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-14: 11:24:00
Very interesting word and sentence. Sure give the occupational health and safety experts food for thought! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-14: 19:05:00
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Cookacle
Created by: pebblekicker
Pronunciation: coo-kac-el
Sentence: Meg invited us over for dinner. We should never have accepted the invitation knowing that she is such a bad cook. The dinner was such a cookacle.
Etymology: cook+debacle
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-14: 18:53:00
Great gross in your cartoon today ... from the critter's butt sticking up ... to the facial expressions ... to the hair on the bite on the fork ... even the colors were putrid combinations!
I'm glad to hear you find my color sense is putrid. ~ James
bananabender - 2008-01-14: 20:49:00
What a regurgitreat of a day in Verbotomyland! The creative juices have been flowing freely today. Now, what am I gonna cook for dinner???
We could always eat our words... ~ James
zebrahdh - 2008-01-17: 18:50:00
That's great illustration! Thanks for using my suggestion!
yellowbird - 2008-11-11: 13:36:00
Love it. Just like the joke about MPE's - Meals Pre-Excreted.
yellowbird - 2008-11-11: 13:41:00
that's what i get for using a new laptop - my comment ends up in the wrong place. I hope i didn't accidentally vote for myself too.
jack189 - 2008-11-11: 16:59:00
vote n disgustisive and demealiorize
jack189 - 2008-11-11: 17:00:00
whoops
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James