Verboticism: Retainder
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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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)
Dentriment
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: den truh men tal
Sentence: I ate the roast beef sandwich, to much dentriment.
Etymology: (Dent)al + det(ri)ment + sed(iment)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-24: 18:20:00
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Floradation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: flora/day/shun
Sentence: Spinach salad is a good thing to avoid at a staff party if you want to avoid floradation.
Etymology: fluoridation (dental procedure to make teeth stronger) + flora (plant life)
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COMMENTS:
Great blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:34:00
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Gumgrease
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: gum + grease
Sentence: Brushing is one thing but without the floss you just can't get rid of the gumgrease.
Etymology: gum from gums, and grease from fatty food.
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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Morselcode
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: mor-sell-cohd
Sentence: she claimed she was dieting but her morselcode said chocolate
Etymology: morsel- small scrap of food code- a mesage that can be interpreted by the few afficinados
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-24: 04:21:00
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 12:23:00
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Molarcule
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: mo/lar/cue/ell
Sentence: The soggy green molarcules stuck in Brian's teeth were hardly an attractive feature. Perhaps I shouldn't have given him a salad for lunch.
Etymology: molar + molecule
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COMMENTS:
At least he won't put on much molarcular weight from salad. - petaj, 2007-05-24: 06:15:00
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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
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)