Verboticism: Chompchump

'How did you know what I had for lunch?'

DEFINITION: To smile brightly while having many pieces of food lodged in your teeth.

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Chompchump

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: chomp/chump - just as it sounds

Sentence: When the last lingering bits of brussel sprouts and morsels of meat hung precipitously from his beautifully brushed bicuspids, he surmised that his date with Princess Pomegranates was a dismal failure, a doomed escapade, quite simply a dud.

Etymology: "chompchump": associated with an obscure U.S. dialect often heard in Lizard Lick, North Carolina and Bugtussle, Kentucky

Points: 860