Verboticism: Evidents
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.
Voted For: Evidents
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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.
Crudities
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: crud-i-tees
Sentence: Thank goodness costco sells dentalfloss by the foot, I would hate to go out in public with my crudities.
Etymology:
Flossumandjetjam
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: floss/sum/and/jet/jam
Sentence: The dentist disapproved of my flossumandjetjam system of dental hygiene but I couldn't resist keeping those little morsels of jam seeds between my teeth for afternoon snacking.
Etymology: flotsan and jetsam (floating debris) + floss + jet (black) + jam
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COMMENTS:
You get my vote, but it should be mentioned that flotsam and jetsam aren't necessarily floating debris. According to Brewer's Phrase and Fable, flotsam is debris that has washed up onshore. - Clayton, 2007-05-24: 07:21:00
Thanks Clayton - I'll have to revise my character and have him living as a beach bum, sleeping on the sand with his mouth open - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 08:48:00
Hey Jabber, what mug did you decide on? I loved your "gomerpiles". - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 13:02:00
good suggestion Purple - I just might get that one - which one did you choose? Going back a long way, I liked camime - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 16:16:00
I did snuffleupaguest. I just like the sound of it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 16:26:00
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Partickles
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: part-ick-kles
Sentence: Even though Inspector 34 enjoyed his date with the Metermaid, the partickles in her teeth made her disturbingly imperfect.
Etymology: food particles + ick
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COMMENTS:
I'd find all that giggling from the tickles on her gums disturbing too. - petaj, 2007-05-24: 06:21:00
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Smilesmackers
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Smile - smack - ers
Sentence: Before a job interview check yourself for smilesmackers!
Etymology: Smile (to grin) + Smack (trash) + ers
Dentadebris
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: DENT - uh - dih - bree
Sentence: When engaged in conversation with Bradley one always finds oneself caught up in gruesome fascination at the excessive dentatdrebris that was always present in Bradley's teeth.
Etymology: Blend of 'dental' and 'debris'
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COMMENTS:
This is pretty much exactly what I would have written - although I would have called it 'dentabris.' Winner - evan, 2008-07-22: 11:54:00
Spot on. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:35:00
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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
Teethbits
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: teeth - bits
Sentence: The teethbits I saw on Anna seemed especially yummy. Anchovies and pepperoni, I had a hunch she had pizza for lunch. In order to prove my point, I just had to kiss her and using my tongue, taste those teethbits for myself. Right now, I'm in custody for sexual assault... all for the sake of "Teethbit Investigation: The Anchovy Murder".
Etymology: tidbits [morsels, can either be gossip or food] + teeth; the etymology is simple actually
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COMMENTS:
Ewwwwww! That sentence is a great diet aid! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 06:50:00
Good to hear that, purpleartichokes. Now I can openly compete with Atkins. XD - ohwtepph, 2007-05-24: 10:05:00
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Flostsom
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: flost/sum
Sentence: Flostsom is the sticky debris that manages to escape the brush and the floss.
Etymology: flotsam (debris) + floss + lost + some
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COMMENTS:
I like the flotsam/jetsam ref... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-22: 13:55:00
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