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DEFINITION: v. To pace, stare or drool in front of your stove or microwave, in an effort to use sheer willpower to make your food cook faster. n. A watched pot, pie or pudding.
Verboticisms
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Acelerocallefy
Created by: emmyb2
Pronunciation: a-se-le-ro-ca-li-fy
Sentence: My acelerocallfying was of no use; the quiche still had 10 minutes left to bake.
Etymology: acelero--to accelerate callefy-to warm
Eggon
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eh gone
Sentence: he would regularly eggon the food in his microwave, convinced the warm feeling in his head was his brain adding extra heat to the oven, rather than vice versa.
Etymology: to egg on, to encourage
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COMMENTS:
Nice one - but I don't have any votes left today :-( - petaj, 2007-04-24: 23:39:00
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Psychrowave
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SYK-ro-wave
Sentence: Werner believed he had the power to cook foods faster by means of psychrowaving it, elevating electron activity within the food thru telepathy.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'Psyche' (the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force) and 'microwave' (an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency) or (microwave oven)
Cerebroil
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: sare/ee/broil
Sentence: Jim prefers his steak done Pompeii style, whereas I like it rare. I always used to have problems getting the timing right but now I just cerebroil his so they are both done at the same time.
Etymology: cerebral (of the brain) + broil (to cook by direct heat
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COMMENTS:
cerebrexcellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-24: 06:06:00
good one - porsche, 2007-04-24: 12:17:00
Do you cereboil your potatoes? Or are you fried by that time? - wordmeister, 2007-04-24: 15:40:00
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Kilnthyme
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kiln tyme
Sentence: When he came home from school, Sammy was always starving. He ran to the fridge, grabbed whatever looked good, seasoned it and stuck it in the oven to warm, so he could eat soon. He believed if he lay on the floor and watched it through the window in the stove, he could compel it to be ready quicker. The first time his Mom saw him lying there, she yelled, "Yo, Prone Ranger! What are you doing?" To which Sammy replied, "Me? Why I'm just kilnthyme!"
Etymology: Kiln (Oven ) & Thyme (Savoury herb;leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables;any of various of the genus Thymus) & Play on Killin' time (To spend time doing nothing in particular in order that it seems to pass more quickly).
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COMMENTS:
An alltyme favourite! - splendiction, 2009-11-10: 18:01:00
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Guardefrost
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: gar-dee-frost
Sentence: Guardefrosting Hot Pockets has become a regular hobby of mine, and it works! I've managed to reduce microwave time from 4 minutes to 3:45.
Etymology: guard + defrost
Mindcrowave
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: myned-crow-wayv
Sentence: As time was running out, he had know choice but to try mindcrowaving his popcorn.
Etymology: mind, microwave
Microslavering
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: my/crow/slave/ur/ing
Sentence: When conventional cooking wasn't fast enough he resorted to microslavering. It was messy but he made sure to wear a bib.
Etymology: microwave + slaver (drool or dribble)
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COMMENTS:
Nice ring about it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:52:00
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Cravewave
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crave/wave
Sentence: When hunger completely occupies Joe's mind, he cravewaves his food with a little help from the nuker.
Etymology: CRAVEWAVE - verb - from CRAVE (to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly) + MICROWAVE (to cook, or prepare in a microwave oven)
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COMMENTS:
Very apt; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-02: 03:38:00
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Psycook
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: sigh + cook
Sentence: I've often tried to psycook my Hot Pockets, but it always still ends up taking 3 minutes anyway.
Etymology: psychic + cook
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COMMENTS:
This so good! - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:23:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Mustang - 2008-07-01: 08:09:00
The chef was no doubt a man of principle who would stick by his convections.
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James