Verboticism: Chickenanery
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.
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
Points: 440
Comments: Chickenanery
Mustang - 2007-11-22: 07:40:00
Very good! Wish I'd thought of it first.
OZZIEBOB - 2007-11-22: 16:09:00
Tremendous!