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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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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)
Unhappymeal
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Un - hap - pee - me - ul
Sentence: Joseph and David wanted to go for fast food to celebrate their vectory over the stompin eagles. It had been 4 to 2 in the bottom of the ninth and David had hit a flyer out of the park. Boy would a Big Mac and Fries taste good right now!! But nooooo, mom said she was cooking up a real celebration instead. Mom was notorious for her inability to make even the easiest meals palatable. Joseph began to gird his insides in preparation for the assault. "Hey Davie, can you find me the beano, rolaids and pepcid? It looks like we're in for another unhappy meal tonight".
Etymology: Unhappy (general feeling of distress, unsuitable) + meal (food that is prepared and eaten, food served and eaten at a set time) + happy meal (special fast food meal for kids that they look forward to and enjoy)
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COMMENTS:
That's just McSad! - Nosila, 2008-11-11: 20:55:00
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Bloatcuisine
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blote kwee zeen
Sentence: When Sam & Ella invited friends over for a gourmet meal, the guests never returned or reciprocated. The hosts use of unusual ingredients and bizarre preparation methods of their bloatcuisine made the food unpalatable. At their last epicurious banquet, Sam & Ella served newtritious newts; e-coliflour, with a green cheese sauce; bacon,lettuce & ptomaine-to paininis and scream of botulism soup. For dessert, an elaborate chocolate moose and I scream served on offal waffles was the crowning touch. Sam & Ella learned their craft while working as Chefs for the Addams Family. You can download the recipes from the Readers' Indigest.
Etymology: Play on Haute-Cuisine (Fr: High Cuisine...making elaborate, posh food dishes to high standards) & Bloat (swelling of the abdomen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gastrointeritis, over-indulgence)
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
Mopit
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: Mah-pit
Sentence: Did I mopit that dish?
Etymology:
Recipust
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: res-i-pust
Sentence: n. There weren't enough napkins at the table to hide the recipust when Jenine wasn't looking. v. To my complete and utter shock, my new neighbor recipusted something that was once food (or at least certain parts of it were food to certain species in the food chain) and brought it over to my house. I had her try my cobbler last week..so I had to oblige and try her recipust. Actually, I lied and said I tried it that night with my husband, when in fact we couldn't even feed it to the dogs. We flushed it down the toilet.
Etymology: recipe + pus + disgust
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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Deadibles
Created by: TimTheEnchanter
Pronunciation: DED-i-bulls
Sentence: Rob was stumped. Lizzy couldn't stand the fact that his parents disliked her, so she insisted on hosting his parents for dinner in an attempt to make them like her more. Considering the last time she'd hosted a meal, 3 people ended up in the hospital he tried to convince her they should take his parents out. But she would not budge. "Well", Rob thought, "If we give them some of her deadibles, they probably won't be around to complain about her any more."
Etymology: Dead (no longer living) + Edibles (Food) Food that makes you dead = Deadibles
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COMMENTS:
A deaducational word! - Nosila, 2008-11-11: 20:48:00
Funny! - TJayzz, 2008-11-11: 23:33:00
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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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Grunch
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: grah-nch
Sentence: Mindy made a disgusting grunch of guinea pig stew.
Etymology: Gross: as in disgusting. Lunch: as in a meal.
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