Verboticism: Foodjam
DEFINITION: n. The bits of food, and other debris, that get stuck between your teeth. v. To smile brightly and proudly unaware that you have a big piece of food stuck in your teeth.
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Oralgunk
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: orr-ul-gunk
Sentence: Gary liked to pick out his oralgunk at work, put it in a plastic container for safe keeping and when he gets home, feed it to his pet fish.
Etymology: oral + gunk
Nutritus
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: noo-TRYE-tuhs
Sentence: Nutritus cost Alex yet another date--why did he have to love spinach-battered onion rings so?
Etymology: nutrient + detritus
Retainder
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: ri-TEYN-der
Sentence: Chris smiled for the photographers, unwittingly revealing a corned beef and broccoli retainder.
Etymology: retainer + remainder
Krud
Created by: giveaphuk
Pronunciation: KRUD
Sentence: he chewed on his krud and reminisced at how tasty breakfast was this morning.
Etymology: like how cows 'chew their cud', we humans savour our krud.
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COMMENTS:
Ha! Good analogy! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 10:58:00
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Dentritus
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: den-try-tus
Sentence: Poor George found it hard making friends. Not only was he shy, but he was tragically oblivious to his offputting dentritus.
Etymology: dental (of the teeth) & detritus (small particles, disintegrated matter)
Foodjam
Created by: pandalhu
Pronunciation: food/jam
Sentence: I hate all the foodjam after eating popcorn.
Etymology: food coming from what we eat and jam coming from all those things stuck
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COMMENTS:
FOODJAM....good name for a band. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:56:00
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Chewlinger
Created by: BuenoCabra
Pronunciation: (CHOO-ling-er)
Sentence: Ron's got some nasty chewlinger left over from the birthday cake.
Etymology: From "chew," meaning to grind with the teeth and "linger," meaning to remain.
Tinga
Created by: patambrosio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: you have some tinga in your mouth
Etymology:
Morselaze
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mor sell ayz
Sentence: Pierre was a handsome boy, except for one really bad personal habit. He was too lazy to check his front teeth during the day to see the food items lodged there after each meal. This morselaze gave him a new title (behind his back)...he was called Leader of the Plaque!
Etymology: Morsel (a small amount of solid food; a mouthfu) & Laze (be idle; exist in a changeless situation) & sounds like La Marseillaise (French National Anthem)
