Verboticism: Detriticle
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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Veggiegrille
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: vejēgril
Sentence: Denise loves her salad but all too often ends up with a veggiegrille.
Etymology: veggie (vegetable) + grille (decorative appliance for teeth)
Rebit
Created by: thephil
Pronunciation: r:ebits
Sentence: I especialy don't like the pressure that rebits put on the adjacent teeth.
Etymology: REmaining BITS of food
Dentalcraps
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: den/tal/kraps
Sentence: He went in to have dental caps put on his teeth but ended up with dentalcraps
Etymology: dental caps + crap
Tinga
Created by: patambrosio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: you have some tinga in your mouth
Etymology:
Dentafriends
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: dint a frends
Sentence: A huge smile reveals the detafriends of a healthy lunch.
Etymology: dental - having to do with teeth friends - something/someone you like
Foodbetray
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: f-oo-d-be-tray
Sentence: I thought no one would figure out that I stole a poppyseed bagel from outside the conference room - but the foodbetray I didn't spot outed me!
Etymology: food + betray
Evidents
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: evv i dense
Sentence: I could tell from the evidents that ribs were on the canteen lunch menu again this week.
Etymology: evidence. dents as in dental.
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COMMENTS:
Hopefully no one was wearing evidentures, because that would be even messier. - wordmeister, 2007-05-24: 10:30:00
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Dentritus
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: den try tus
Sentence: Andrew's eating habits were so disgusting, that he usually had to dine alone. He ate messily and loudly and you could guess what menu he had by all the dentritus left behind. His friends nicknamed him "Leader of the Plaque".
Etymology: Dental (of the teeth) & Detritus (the remains of something, refuse)
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COMMENTS:
So good I might as well vote for it now. :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-20: 04:24:00
Ooo, I should have read today's words before making mine. Interestingly, they are all very similar. - Rhyme79, 2012-09-20: 10:53:00
Cheers...like both your words, too! - Nosila, 2012-09-21: 01:19:00
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Dentaldross
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dent-all-dross
Sentence: No matter how carefully Jay cleaned his teeth, he was always left with bits of dentaldross between the gaps. Things had got so bad he was thinking about using an electrical sander in future!!
Etymology: Dental (relating to teeth or dentistry) ORIGIN Latin dentalis, from dens 'tooth' + Dross (rubbish, scum) = Dentaldross
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COMMENTS:
and it sounds like dental floss - nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-22: 12:38:00
Good word- self explanatory. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:54:00
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Detribulous
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: dee-trib-yoo-luhss
Sentence: Clive's smile at the attractive, young lady was, unfortunately, a completely detribulous one.
Etymology: Detritus + Oblivious = Detribulous
