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'You made that without using a real turkey?'

DEFINITION: v., To leave out an important ingredient when you are sharing a favorite recipe so that no one else can make it taste as good as yours. n., A recipe that is missing one or more key ingredients.

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Lessipe

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: less-uh-pee

Sentence: I used my mom's lessipe for spinach and artichoke dip, but it seemed to be missing something - perhaps spinach?

Etymology: less, recipe

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COMMENTS:

Then there's Mom's guessipes... add such-and-such "til it looks right". - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 05:26:00

Sounds somewhat similar to my own 'messipes'. - Mustang, 2007-11-22: 07:43:00

Funny!...got my vote! - remistram, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00

I cook like your Mom - drives everyone crazy but means I usually do the cooking - hmm might have scuppered myself there - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-22: 09:42:00

You and my mom ought to write a lookbook. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-22: 10:22:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-22: 16:12:00

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Outgredient

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: owt-grē'dē-ənt

Sentence: Teresa smiled to herself after writing out, and handing the recipe for her famous 'pumpkin-apple tarts,' to Janice -- when Janice had begged her to write it down from memory, Teresa had warned her that she was somtimes forgetful -- and now, she realized she had forgotten to include the sugar; an 'outgredient' if you will. 'They certainly will be tart,' Teresa thought to herself, with a chuckle.

Etymology: out (Middle English, outen "to put out") + [in]gredient (Latin, ingrediēns - present participle of ingredī, to enter)

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Formotage

Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: Form Oh Targe

Sentence: Rupert could not face the possibility that Mary would produce a superior tasting curry, so he engaged in formotage and neglected to mention the need to use fresh Galangal

Etymology: From 'formula' and 'sabotage'.

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COMMENTS:

I thought it was going to be a cheese recipe - fromage! - petaj, 2008-11-26: 19:26:00

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Disaportionment

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: disəpôrshənmənt

Sentence: When Jill tried Jason’s recipe for baked beans the disaportionment was palpable. Perhaps the omission of beans from the instructions is an issue.

Etymology: disapointment (the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations) + portion (a part of a whole)

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Reskipe

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: res/kip/ee

Sentence: While shopping for the ingredients, something told Suzanne that something was just not right. How could THIS be all that was inside Julia's DELICIOUS casserole? She swore she tasted ground turkey, but why wasn't it on the list? It wasn't until the strange concoction was pulled out of the oven that Julia realized Jan had managed to slip her yet another reskippee.

Etymology: recipe + skip

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COMMENTS:

Hahaha. Good one, Lumee. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:40:00

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Alamodeification

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/la/mode/i/fi/cay/shun

Sentence: Sally's piece de resistance at the end of a meal was her famous homemade ice cream. When guests begged for her recipe she always gave then the one with the alamodeification.

Etymology: a la mode + modification

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COMMENTS:

Perhaps you left 'Alamo' out of your etymology deliberately??? What a clever way to convey the failure of the alamodeification! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-26: 13:00:00

A tip of the hat to a MASTER verbotomist. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-26: 14:11:00

Great word...I'dlike some vanilla right now myself! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 20:43:00

Great word. Also brings to mind of events at SAN ANTONIO, Texas in 1836. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-27: 02:16:00

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Recipiece

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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Thingredient

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: thin greed e ent

Sentence: When Maria gave in to requests for her recipes, she was always careful to thingredient them, so repro's never were as devine as her originals. This was fine until they hired a lab manager at work. Her contat fear was that he might get wise...

Etymology: Thin (having little substance or significance;lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture)& Ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound)

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