Verboticisms

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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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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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/la/mode/i/fi/cay/shun

Sentence: Sally's piece de resistance at the end of a meal was her famous homemade ice cream. When guests begged for her recipe she always gave then the one with the alamodeification.

Etymology: a la mode + modification

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COMMENTS:

Perhaps you left 'Alamo' out of your etymology deliberately??? What a clever way to convey the failure of the alamodeification! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 13:00:00

A tip of the hat to a MASTER verbotomist. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:11:00

Great word...I'dlike some vanilla right now myself! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:43:00

Great word. Also brings to mind of events at SAN ANTONIO, Texas in 1836. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:16:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ress-eh-PROX-uh-muht

Sentence: Lester takes great pride in the many dishes he has developed over the years and he jealously guards his recipes so when asked for them he always offers up a reciproximate, a recipe containing the main ingredients but which always leaves out 2 or 3 very important items.

Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' and 'approximate'

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: res/kip/ee

Sentence: While shopping for the ingredients, something told Suzanne that something was just not right. How could THIS be all that was inside Julia's DELICIOUS casserole? She swore she tasted ground turkey, but why wasn't it on the list? It wasn't until the strange concoction was pulled out of the oven that Julia realized Jan had managed to slip her yet another reskippee.

Etymology: recipe + skip

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COMMENTS:

Hahaha. Good one, Lumee. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:40:00

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Created by: mvsmyth

Pronunciation: obb-fuss-kayk

Sentence: Rupert swore he followed every step of the recipe exactly as written, but the resulting gateau convinced him that Karin had clearly obfuscaked him by withholding a key ingredient.

Etymology: Combination of "obfuscate", meaning to make unclear or unintelligible, and "cake", being a type of food to which this act might be applied.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: resəspyoŏrēəs

Sentence: The chorus around the holiday table is always **Mine never taste as good as Granny*s**. She smiles to herself knowing that the cards she had printed detailing her famous apple pie are recispurious. No sugar? Shouldn*t they know better? In any case, Granny is sure to keep her edge on the other women in the family for now.

Etymology: recipe (a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required) + spurious (not being what it purports to be; false or fake)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kond kok shun

Sentence: Everyone wanted Grandpa's recipe for his "Rattlesnake Stew". He had made it many times and it was always a different and unique connedcoction. His old friends always asked for the recipe, but he told them it was a guarded family secret. We called it what it really was..."Clean out the Fridge Stew". Proof positive lay in the vast ingredients, which changed weekly: mystery meats like roast beef slices,pieces of cut-up wieners,ham bits, pork chop chunks, chicken fingers, sardines...you get the picture. They were flavored by various bits of peas, corn, beans, pickles, spuds and noodles. All ingredients were of indeterminate age. It inspired my brother to do his dissertation on the fact that most seniors actually get sick and die from food poisoning: Children of the Depression and War-time Rationing who used up all food they hoarded, no matter it's shelf-life.

Etymology: Conned (deprived of by deceit;a swindle in which you cheated)& Concoction (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;an occurrence of an unusual mixture;the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose)

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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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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: left/ow/turs

Sentence: I agreed to host a Thanksgiving leftovers party but the recipes I found on line were more like leftouters

Etymology: left out + leftovers

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