Save the Food Words
Save the Words is a website looking out for the underdog words—the less-loved ones that could be dropped from the English language just like that. If you'd like future generations to be able to casually drop mowburnt (adjective; crops spoiled by becoming overheated) or riviation (noun; fishing), then click around on this nifty site and be a word savior. My favorite is ficulnean (adjective: worthless information regarding fig-tree wood). The digital adoption paperwork doesn't look too tough but it's unclear what special powers you're granted once you successfully adopt, say, ficulnean.
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4 Comments:
sinapistic - consisting of mustard
Traci7822 at 6:48PM on 09/01/09
Ponask - to cook game by splitting it and roasting it on a spit.
I could spend HOURS on that site!
madfishgrill at 9:51PM on 09/01/09
jussulent: adj., full of broth
And yes, I adopted it.
Joe DiStefano at 10:07PM on 09/01/09
It's a gimmick.
Tell the "A Hamburger Today" folks that I just researched the origins of "hockey puck" (a hamburger, usually a well-done one) and that they're free to adopt:
http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/hockey_puck_a_burger_especially_a_hamburger_cooked_well_done/
barrypopik at 11:36PM on 09/01/09