Verboticism: Dentafriends
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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Bicuspuds
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: bi-cuss-puds
Sentence: It was quite obvious that Mark had French fries for lunch; he had a rather large crop of bicuspuds clinging on to his teeth.
Etymology: bicuspids, spuds (short for potatoes)
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COMMENTS:
exceddent! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-24: 05:05:00
very good purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 12:10:00
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Comandible
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Cuh-Man-duh-bul
Sentence: We were horrified to see the comandibles of goat stomach and monkey intestines trickle off his teeth every few minutes.
Etymology: Comestible (item of food) + mandible (bone used primarily for eating)
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
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
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Sticktle
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: STICK-ul
Sentence: Broccoli is basically just hundreds of sticktles that grow together on a stalk.
Etymology: stick + little. Incidentally, it also kind of sounds like skittle.
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)
Grinkle
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: grin-kle
Sentence: Look over there - that guy has some nasty brown grinkle in his teeth. What did he eat?
Etymology: grin, as in a smile 'nk' from 'junk'
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COMMENTS:
Grinkle: One of those words like yimble and jubiosity - not in any English dictionary,but should be. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:32:00
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Gumdenta
Created by: paxrock
Pronunciation: gum-dent-a
Sentence: His teeth were filled with celery gumdenta.
Etymology: gum+dental
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
