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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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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")
Dolorito
Created by: bbawden
Pronunciation: Dough-Low-ree-Toe
Sentence: I was so hungry this morning, I ate 3 bowls of cap'n Crunch, resulting in a plethora of doloritos all day.
Etymology: Dorito- chip Dolor- Spanish for PAIN
Piercemeal
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PEERS-meel
Sentence: Bob's craving for kranskies in crusty rolls proved to be his 'pierce de resistance'. And, although, friends have told him that he's a bit prickadilly, he continues to piercemeal on this painful, panary prictual.
Etymology: Piercemeal: based on "piecemeal" & pierce. 2. Prickadilly: silly (slang) 3. Prictual (victual & prick).
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COMMENTS:
piercedprandial perforations punish painfully - petaj, 2007-11-27: 07:04:00
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Pringletingle
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pring ill ting ill
Sentence: Bessie should have known that some foods are just plain dangerous to eat. She always got ice cream headaches and burned tongue from hot liquids and canker sores from excessive candies. Now she could add Pringletingle to her list. Eating the sharp pieces cut through her palate and the abundant salt on them was like,well, rubbing salt on a wound. And since she could not eat just one, the entire tube of them really, really hurt her mouth. "These packages really ought to have health warnings on them like cigarette cartons", she thought to herself. "Mind you", she thought as she lit a menthol cigarette to cool off her sore mouth, "who reads those anyway"??
Etymology: Pringle (Popular Brand of potato chips sold in tall round containers) & Tingle (a prickling somatic sensation; cause a stinging or tingling sensation)
Fritoslays
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: free to slays
Sentence: When she watches tv, Penenlope has to have salt and fat to intensify her programs. She loves murder mysteries and often fritoslays herself with sharp and salty foods. This is especially true while watching CS AyeAye and Hawaii Five Oh-Oh.
Etymology: Frito-Lays (large corporation who produce many types of snack foods) & Slays (kills intentionally, premeditated)
Pointidbit
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: poin-tid-bit
Sentence: Kimberly never bought rock candy without buying orajel or anbesol. She knew the sugary pointidbits would scrape their way across the roof of her mouth while she scarfed them down, but the sweet thorsels were too much to resist, so she tried only to alleviate the symptoms rather than prevent them. About the side effect: "Oh, it's the greatest tongue scrapper around" she explained to Zinnia while drooling blood, "it's done wonders for my breath."
Etymology: pointed (has a sharp point) + tidbit (small piece of a food)
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.
Exsanguineats
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ex san goo in eets
Sentence: Although the exsanguineats had 640 calories per serving, she actually lost weight while eating them.
Etymology: exsanguinate (bleeding out) eats
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COMMENTS:
never heard of exsanguinate before but it works like a charm in your definition - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-23: 10:54:00
Exsanguinate and desanguinate are terms used on cop shows for people who bleed to death...Hill Street Blues used them all the time. I would rather deSANGRIAnate! - Nosila, 2008-10-25: 00:26:00
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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
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COMMENTS:
I know from experience that this can and does happen. - Mustang, 2007-11-27: 03:58:00
Watch out that it doesn't develop into a chewma (chew + trauma + tumour) - petaj, 2007-11-27: 07:05:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by xirtam. Thank you xirtam. ~ James