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DEFINITION: v., To leave out an important ingredient when you are sharing a favorite recipe so that no one else can make it taste as good as yours. n., A recipe that is missing one or more key ingredients.
Verboticisms
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Recippease
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: RES i peez
Sentence: Every time I make that apricot pie, my neighbor bugs me for how it's done - I finally caved, but in the recippease I gave her, I left out the cardamon and lemon zest, which is what really makes it special.
Etymology: recipe + appease
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COMMENTS:
Damn it, now you all know!!! - kabloozie, 2007-11-22: 00:54:00
Ha! And all this time I've been adding cardoon. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 06:44:00
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Sabotiramisu
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SAB-uh-TIR-ah-M'-soo
Sentence: Roxie planned to impress Bob's new boss by cooking for him a meal fit for a god. But the evening quickly turned into a noshmare, when Roxie, following the recipe given to her by her best friend, added spam rather than ham to the dish. The anticipated ambrosia became in a minute a shambrosia, but worse was yet to come when she added freshly made toffee rather than strongly brewed coffee to the italian dessert, leaving Roxie to wonder whether she had been the victim of sabotiramisu or simply a case of her own shortsighted "cordon blur".
Etymology: SABOTIRAMISU: Blend of SABOTAGE: any undermining of a cause. & TIRAMISU : The name Tiramisu is Italian and means "pull-me-up" (Tirami su), a reference to the effects of the sugar and espresso, and can be translated figuratively as "pick-me-up" or in this case: "put-me-down". ShAMBROSIA n. blend of sham: trick, hoax, fraud & ambrosia: used of various foods for mortals since 1685. Cognate: shambrosiate vb.
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COMMENTS:
Love the sentence - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:39:00
All so good ... but cordon blur ... is my favorite for today! (wink/grin) - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 03:28:00
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:22:00
Hahaha...NOSHMARE!....I initially thought the key was "sabot"...(a thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a missile in a gun barrel or launching tube and that prevents the escape of gas ahead of the missile)
Eiter way, it's a great word, O-Bob. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:24:00
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Bettycrockup
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: betty-CROCK-up
Sentence: My sister hates it when her cooking is outdone by anyone else. She has given out a few bettycrockups to ensure her cuisine reigns supreme.
Etymology: Betty Crocker (famous for her recipes) + cock up (disaster)
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COMMENTS:
Yes i've seen a few episodes of iron chef in my time. - petaj, 2007-11-23: 02:29:00
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Lessipe
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: less-uh-pee
Sentence: I used my mom's lessipe for spinach and artichoke dip, but it seemed to be missing something - perhaps spinach?
Etymology: less, recipe
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COMMENTS:
Then there's Mom's guessipes... add such-and-such "til it looks right". - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 05:26:00
Sounds somewhat similar to my own 'messipes'. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:43:00
Funny!...got my vote! - remistram, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
I cook like your Mom - drives everyone crazy but means I usually do the cooking - hmm might have scuppered myself there - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00
You and my mom ought to write a lookbook. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 10:22:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:12:00
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Chickenanery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: chik/en/an/ury
Sentence: A devious friend played some serious chickenanery when she gave me a foolproof recipe for chicken divan. It turned out to be just divan.
Etymology: chicanery (deception) + chicken
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COMMENTS:
Very good! Wish I'd thought of it first. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:40:00
Tremendous! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:09:00
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Missymessypees
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Miss -ee - Mess - uh - pees
Sentence: The young maid decided to make a magic brew, a love potion number two ... to use on you! From the oysterman she took a single oyster crab, because her magic book of recipes, called for just a dab. After letting it set in chocolate sauce overknight, by morning, it was ready ... just seemed so right! But she forgot the incantation that it required, also. Without the chant ... unenchanted ... his love would never grow! So he remained maidless ... due to her missing word link! Those missedoutrecipes, are not worth a zip to drink. "Nun for me!" ... we say to those Missymessypees!
Etymology: (1) Missy - for the missing part. Messy - to describe what it makes. Pees for the last sillybull (pun intended) of recipes! (2) Miss is synonmous with maid as well ... and missy, is what men do when the maid is gone ... and messy they become, when the maid is gone! (3) Too many double (maybe triple) meanings in lots of this ... so feel free to write your own etymologies for those you see!
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COMMENTS:
charming - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:25:00
Love the poetic license! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:42:00
Ha! Great one! - lumina, 2008-11-27: 01:59:00
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Thingredient
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thin greed e ent
Sentence: When Maria gave in to requests for her recipes, she was always careful to thingredient them, so repro's never were as devine as her originals. This was fine until they hired a lab manager at work. Her contat fear was that he might get wise...
Etymology: Thin (having little substance or significance;lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)& Ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound)
Poultrygeist
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: pole - tree - guy - st
Sentence: Amanda was disappointed. It looked like she had created a poultrygeist this Thanksgiving. She couldn't understand why her roast duck, BBQ chicken and most of all, her beloved deep fried Turkey did not look or taste the way that they should. She thought this would be a true poultry smorgasbord, extravaganza....especially since she had obtained all of Aunt Martha's secret receipes.
Etymology: The word "Poultry" starts off this word. We know that poultry is not usually foul but is really "fowl". The word "Geist" is German and is difficult to translate but is often used to mean mind, spirit or ghost.
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COMMENTS:
very fitting this week - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:17:00
clever word - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 12:45:00
EXCELLENT word,Rombus! Nice segue from Halloween, too. got a vote from me. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:09:00
Amanda is clearly a victim of Fowl Play! Great word. - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:40:00
great contribution - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:10:00
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Hoaxture
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: HOKS/tur
Sentence: It was clear, as we all passed the jello mold and drank, that Jim had fallen for a hoaxture.
Etymology: hoax + mixture
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COMMENTS:
BEWARE the Jell-o shots. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:32:00
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Degrediate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Dee-greed-ee-ate
Sentence: Whenever he was asked to pass on one of his original recipes Clarence always made sure to degrediate the recipe of one of the most important ingredients.
Etymology: de = to remove or undo + ingredient
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COMMENTS:
how degrediating! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:47:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James