Verboticisms

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: voyd-suh-pee

Sentence: If I make aunt carols avacado salad without avacados, noone will know it's hers. it will be my very own voidsipe

Etymology: void+recipe

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: in-gree-dee-eynt

Sentence: Sally always bugs Jason for his recipes. Somehow her versions never turn out the same as his. This might be because of the ingrediaints, those little components or techniques he "forgets" to tell her about.

Etymology: ingredient (something that enters as an element into a mixture) + ain't (is not)

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Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: non - greed- ee- ant

Sentence: Marybeth went to her grave knowing her nongredient would result in others producing a less satisfying stuffing.

Etymology: non - greed (it really is greed,isn't it?) ee - ant(the most democratic beast of the animal kingdom)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: ress-er-pee-a-narzh

Sentence: as i tasted the chocolate cake i had just made, the flavour of the anchovies was overwhelming...it was then i realised i had been a victim of recipionage

Etymology: recipe, espionage

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COMMENTS:

ha, funny! - remistram, 2007-11-22: 09:41:00

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: dih-fI-sih-pi

Sentence: Cheng is tired of people asking for his mouth-watering roast duck recipe, so he created a deficipe instead to be given out to anyone, anytime without have to worry if it would affect his restaurant business.

Etymology: 1) Deficient: falling short of some prescribed norm. 2) Recipe: directions for making something.

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COMMENTS:

Cheng is tired of people asking for his mouth-watering roast duck recipe, so he created a deficipe instead to be given out to anyone, anytime without have to worry about his restaurant business. - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 01:34:00

Sheet I accidentally wrote the sentence in the comment box again! :-P - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 01:35:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: disəpôrshənmənt

Sentence: When Jill tried Jason’s recipe for baked beans the disaportionment was palpable. Perhaps the omission of beans from the instructions is an issue.

Etymology: disapointment (the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations) + portion (a part of a whole)

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: res-ih-pee-on-aje

Sentence: Jack was always more than happy to share his "secret formula" for his fried catfish blend of 11 herbs ans spices. It was just too bad that everytime he shared it was a clear case of recipeionage as all eleven herbs and spices listed were "all spice", leaving the recipient of the ingrediuent list bemused and disappointed.

Etymology: recipe + espionage

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COMMENTS:

This is good one....sounds like a mission. - mweinmann, 2008-11-26: 09:32:00

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-26: 11:20:00

has a great sense of mystery - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 13:02:00

Javk sent me his recipe for Stuffed Babbage...but it didn't quite make it. I LOVE spy formulas. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:29:00

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Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /mis-ress-uh-pren-tay-shun/

Sentence: In a blatant misreciprentation of the facts, Tommy neglected to mention the teaspoon of curry he always added for that special flavor.

Etymology: "misrepresentation" and "recipe"

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mis-gree-dee-ent

Sentence: Whenever anyone asked Diane for her delicious christmas cake recipe she would give it to them with pleasure. Her secret was to deliberately missgredient it by leaving out some of the vital ingredients. This time it was the sultanas, glace cherries and most important of all the eight tablespoons of brandy. That was enough to make sure theirs would not taste as good as her own.

Etymology: Miss(avoid,omit) + ingredients(any of the substances that are combined to make a particular dish)

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COMMENTS:

I like it! Great job! - jajsr, 2008-11-26: 10:37:00

Visions of sugarplums! Nice work, TJ. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:26:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: owt-grē'dē-ənt

Sentence: Teresa smiled to herself after writing out, and handing the recipe for her famous 'pumpkin-apple tarts,' to Janice -- when Janice had begged her to write it down from memory, Teresa had warned her that she was somtimes forgetful -- and now, she realized she had forgotten to include the sugar; an 'outgredient' if you will. 'They certainly will be tart,' Teresa thought to herself, with a chuckle.

Etymology: out (Middle English, outen "to put out") + [in]gredient (Latin, ingrediēns - present participle of ingredī, to enter)

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