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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.
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Slashticate
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: SLASH-ti-cayt
Sentence: Karen enjoyed her Cap'n Crunch, but those first few bites of the golden sweet cereal were tricky. If you took too big a mouthful before they had soggied up some they would slashticate the roof of your mouth to ribbons.
Etymology: Slash + (Mas)ticate [chew]
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-27: 20:19:00
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Doritow
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: doh-reet-ow
Sentence: Bill suffered a major doritow when one corner of his nacho-cheese flavored torilla chip got wedged under his toung and another corner jammed into the roof of his mouth as he bit down on it.
Etymology: Doritos: A brand of flavored tortilla chips. + ow: an interjection that denotes pain.
Pretzelaceration
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pretzl-lass-er-AY-shun
Sentence: As was so often the case, Winifred suffered a serious pretzelaceration in the roof of her mouth from carelessly eating pretzel sticks too fast.
Etymology: Blend of pretzel and laceration
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:51:00
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Chipsplinter
Created by: contiki
Pronunciation: chip-splinter
Sentence: Ow! I just got a damn chipsplinter!
Etymology:
Shardpalate
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SHAHRD-pal-luht
Sentence: Alex had to decline a kiss from his date, as he suffered a severe case of shardpalate from a bag of Fritos.
Etymology: shard + hard palate
Salivouch
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: Sal-iv-ouch'
Sentence: She was sorry she ate so many tacos when she noticed the salivouches the next morning.
Etymology: Saliva + Ouch
Prangle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pran ggel
Sentence: she prangled herself with the sour cream and onion flavours and caused third degree burns to the wound with the chili dip.
Etymology: pringle, prang.
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COMMENTS:
sounds painful - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-27: 11:33:00
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Shrillked
Created by: glamgal23
Pronunciation: Shrillk-ed
Sentence: Sharp foods will shrillk your tounge.
Etymology: Shrill high pitched tone and shreik a utter cry. The things that happens when you get shrillked.
Fritolaceration
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: frē-tō-lās'ə-rā'shən
Sentence: When Joe suddenly felt a sharp pain and tasted blood in his mouth, he realized he had suffered a fritolaceration while pigging out on tortilla chips, and, needless to say, it ruined his appetite. It wasn't nearly as bad as the time he had pretzelgored himself though.
Etymology: Frito-Lay (formed by the merger of The Frito Company and H.W. Lay & Company, [North American snack food companies] 1961) + laceration - A jagged wound or cut (from Latin, lacerāre - "to tear up")
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James