Verboticism: Pretzelpuncture
DEFINITION: n., A cut, or puncture wound on the roof of the mouth inflicted while consuming dangerously crunchy-sharp foods, like potato chips. v., To cut the roof your mouth while eating extra crispy snack foods.
Pretzelpuncture
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Pret + zel + punct + sure
Sentence: Absentmindedly gobbling his pretzel snack, the sharp pain in the roof of his mouth told Delbert that he'd just given himself a pretzelpuncture.
Etymology: Pretzel + puncture
Points: 485
Comments: Pretzelpuncture
Mustang - 2007-11-27: 03:58:00
I know from experience that this can and does happen.
petaj - 2007-11-27: 07:05:00
Watch out that it doesn't develop into a chewma (chew + trauma + tumour)