Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: corr don bloooo

Sentence: His cordonblew recipe certainly blew his chances with Serena

Etymology: cordon bleu, blew it.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: chik/en/an/ury

Sentence: A devious friend played some serious chickenanery when she gave me a foolproof recipe for chicken divan. It turned out to be just divan.

Etymology: chicanery (deception) + chicken

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COMMENTS:

Very good! Wish I'd thought of it first. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:40:00

Tremendous! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:09:00

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Created by: kabloozie

Pronunciation: RES i peez

Sentence: Every time I make that apricot pie, my neighbor bugs me for how it's done - I finally caved, but in the recippease I gave her, I left out the cardamon and lemon zest, which is what really makes it special.

Etymology: recipe + appease

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COMMENTS:

Damn it, now you all know!!! - kabloozie, 2007-11-22: 00:54:00

Ha! And all this time I've been adding cardoon. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 06:44:00

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Created by: bbawden

Pronunciation: moore-ahn-eh-roar-sawss

Sentence: Yo, Paulie! My guma's cookin' tonight. She thought my ma didn't like her cause she's mormon but ma gave her our secret family recipe for moronerrorsauce.

Etymology: Moron- Because you are a moron for making an error.. Error- You will oubviously be making an error. Sauce- No, you are not saucy tonight.

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mis-gree-dee-ent

Sentence: Whenever anyone asked Diane for her delicious christmas cake recipe she would give it to them with pleasure. Her secret was to deliberately missgredient it by leaving out some of the vital ingredients. This time it was the sultanas, glace cherries and most important of all the eight tablespoons of brandy. That was enough to make sure theirs would not taste as good as her own.

Etymology: Miss(avoid,omit) + ingredients(any of the substances that are combined to make a particular dish)

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COMMENTS:

I like it! Great job! - jajsr, 2008-11-26: 10:37:00

Visions of sugarplums! Nice work, TJ. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:26:00

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Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: c-uh-en-sk-uhn-se

Sentence: Debbie knew she'd been culensconced, because she followed Dave's receipe and it still didn't taste like his.

Etymology: Combination of the beginning of "culinary" and the word "esconce"

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: men eye owe you

Sentence: Due to his forgetfulness, the menu became a meniou, his duck a l'orange became duck a l'oh oh.

Etymology: menu IOU

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pek kul e an aree

Sentence: Henry was admired as a great cook by his friends, but was so protective of his secret recipes that he either left out a key ingredient or added something bizarre to the recipes he wrote out for his friends. This peculianary habit ensured that his dishes always turned out the best for him alone.

Etymology: Peculiar (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) & Culinary ( of or relating to or used in cooking)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: res/uh/pees

Sentence: Karen: "This chocolate cake doesn't taste the same as yours. Did you give me the right recipe?" Barb: "Yes, I gave you my special chocolate cake recipiece." Karen: "Did you say recipe, or recipiece?" Barb: "Would I hold back on you? I definitely gave you my recipiece!" Karen: "I think you're saying recipiece...."

Etymology: recipe + piece

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:38:00

Semi-delicious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 18:25:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: left/ow/turs

Sentence: I agreed to host a Thanksgiving leftovers party but the recipes I found on line were more like leftouters

Etymology: left out + leftovers

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