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DEFINITION: n. A cell phone which is used to keep grocery lists, find recipes, photograph food, set timers, convert measurements, and play the Macarena while you cook. v. To use your cell phone as a kitchen appliance.
Verboticisms
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Cellinary
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: CELL in AIR ee
Sentence: Wow this new item is the latest in cellinary art and science, providing a wide range of culinary and cell phone technology in one device.
Etymology: CULINARY: to do with kitchen and cooking and CELL PHONE:
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-26: 08:32:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-01-26: 08:35:00
A nice crunchy word...no strings attached. Yummy with peanut butter. - readerwriter, 2009-01-26: 11:28:00
Well done!!! - mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 08:18:00
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Cheffone
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Chef Phone
Sentence: Patsy mixed together egg yolks, lemon juice and sugar. She stirred them gently over simmering water until thick and creamy. Patsy carefully combined grated lemon zest and softened gelatin with them. Patsy removed this creamy thick lemon custard from the heat so it could cool. She whipped egg whites into stiff peaks and sweetened them with a little sugar. She folded and feathered the egg whites into the creamy custard, poured it into a graham cracker pie crust shell, then let it chill well. Since Patsy got this recipe from her cheffone, used her cheffone as the timer for the simmering and the chilling, used the cheffone to listen to music while the lemon pie chilled, then took a cheffone picture of it ... Patsy called it her cheffone pie.
Etymology: CHEF, PHONE, as well as a play on Chiffon Pie. CHEF - a professional cook. PHONE - an electronic apparatus containing a receiver and transmitter that is connected to a telecommunications system, and in many cell phones, is connected to other networks of information, and can even take pictures. Chiffon Pie - custard pies that have been made lighter and airier with whipped egg whites; a dessert.
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COMMENTS:
sounds yummy - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-26: 11:38:00
Entree, Entree! - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 16:39:00
Sweet word and the recipe sounds nice too! - Nosila, 2009-01-26: 20:05:00
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Icrowave
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ahy-kroh-weyv
Sentence: Jimmy found that he can heat up his coffee if he sets the cup on his smart phone and calls it. He calls it his iCrowave.
Etymology: iPhone (popular brand of cell phone) microwave (an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time)
Panpaltry
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: pan-PAL-tree
Sentence: Veejay was constantly amazed by modern technology. His three-minute egg timer only set him back $59.95 per month with a two year commitment. But it was SO much more than a communication device. It was a full-blown ringamajig, and he was proud of it. To Veejay his phone was a PANPALTRY without which his traditional lemon curry dishes would be impossible to prepare. It was a wondrously indispensable tool, a symbol of his upward mobility, and the world's only splatula which could download ringtones. Unfortunately, it left a metallic aftertaste in the falafels.
Etymology: PANtry+PAL+panTRY=PANPALTRY.....PANTRY:a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order;Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French paneterie, from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis.....PAL:a close friend;Romany phral, phal brother, friend, from Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother; akin to Old English brōthor brother.
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COMMENTS:
Take THAT, Chef of The Future! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-26: 01:47:00
some cell phones are actually thin enough now to be used as spatulas - nice to know in an emergeny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-26: 11:43:00
should have been emergency - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-26: 11:43:00
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the panpaltry over night? Thanks for the great etymology. - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 16:58:00
Not a paltry effort...it's pantastic! - Nosila, 2009-01-26: 20:10:00
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Appliancell
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əˈplīənsel
Sentence: If Shawn could have his cell phone grafted into his body he would. In the kitchen it's not just a phone, it's an appliancell. More than just recipes he finds instructional videos on YouTube. If it could dispense butter he would be all the happier.
Etymology: appliance (a device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one) + Cell[phone] (a telephone with access to a cellular radio network)
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence and word. Many, like Shawn, would graft their cell phone to them if they could. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 08:57:00
i think I know Shawn! - wayoffcenter, 2009-01-26: 10:00:00
Can it stop a snack attack? - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 17:12:00
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Phonewave
Created by: Walter7
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
It is Awesome - Walter7, 2014-10-28: 16:29:00
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Cellinsautee
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: cell-in-sal-tay
Sentence: Tom's new cellinsautee phone was the perfect tool in his kitchen. He could fry and egg and talk to his Mother at the same time.
Etymology: Cell - Short for a cellphone; a hand-held mobile radio telephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver. Sautee - a method of cooking food that uses a small amount of fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat.
Utilicell
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: yew-TIL-eh-sell
Sentence: Being a master multitasker Milton had programmed his cell phone to do many different tasks including storing reicpes and remotely controlling his stove, microwave and even his bread machine.
Etymology: Blend of 'Utility' (having or made for a number of useful or practical purposes rather than a single, specialized one) and 'cell' (for cell phone)
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COMMENTS:
This is awesome! Before I read your description, I imagined you'd mention utensil in your etymology. Utility's even better! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2009-01-26: 10:46:00
clever - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-26: 11:45:00
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Caterang
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: kay-ta-rang
Sentence: Pierre was run off his feet over Christmas. His new restaurant 'Zheezhwaa' was the hottest place in town. Managing the bookings, and the menu, was a real challenge but it was doable thanks to the caterang ability of Pierre's new cellphone. He kept it well charged fearing the chaos that would ensue if it were to fail.
Etymology: 1.cater - to supply food that is ready to eat. 2.rang - alerted with a bell, to have made contact via a telephone.
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COMMENTS:
Pierre sounds a bit orangutangy to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 17:07:00
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Friphone
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fr eye fown
Sentence: he knew it was his friphone calling. he recognised the chickenwingtone.
Etymology: fry iphone
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COMMENTS:
luv the chickenwingtone! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 08:47:00
Wing! Wing! - Nosila, 2009-01-26: 20:12:00
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Comments:
silveryaspen - 2009-01-26: 09:30:00
Thought this T. S. Elliot quote was worth sharing: "For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning."
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James