Food-Related Fake Words in 'Addictionary'
Addictionary is a user-generated “dictionary” of fabricated words. As you'd expect, there are some food-related among the entries. There are plenty more, but I liked these:
axiyum: (noun) A food that is widely accepted for it’s scrumptious attributes and healing power. Usage: It is a universally known axiyum that apple pie and ice cream is the best cure for depression.
gorfu: (noun) Any generalized, unidentifiable oriental food, usually served raw or in neatly spaced cubes. Usage: We are having another course of “gorfu”, aren’t we?
insalt: (verb) To add salt to a gourmet dish without tasting it first. Usage: Ned insalted the chef when he covered his perfect croquettes with a down pour of sea salt.
supperfluous: (adjective) A meal, usually evening meal, where overly generous portions of food are served that no one can finish. Usage: The dinners at that restaurant are supperfluous.
The definitions and usage are error-ridden, but some of them are really clever.
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9 Comments:
I like insalt very much
Laurel E at 10:36AM on 01/26/09
Ouch, my native tongue hurts.
silvermike at 11:07AM on 01/26/09
We were just discussing the concept of insalting this weekend. And now, I have a word for it! :D
trillian42 at 11:27AM on 01/26/09
Why would unidentifiable oriental food be called "gorfu"? I can understand taking the "fu" part of tofu, but what does the "gor" come from?
wunami at 1:41PM on 01/26/09
(This is a very nerdy-designer thing to say,) but;
Isn't the header-fonth called "sloth" ? haha
hungrychristel at 2:25PM on 01/26/09
*argh!* I meant font oopsies
hungrychristel at 2:35PM on 01/26/09
@wunami - I thought perhaps it was some variation on "gore".
@hungrychristel - And there I was thinking you'd coined some kind of food-typography hybrid word with "fonth".
Michele Humes at 4:14PM on 01/26/09
Oh Michele I wish I was this clever.
hungrychristel at 8:21PM on 01/26/09
I love "insalt," but the others seem a little far-fetched.
piccola at 9:38PM on 01/26/09