Entries tagged with 'vocabulary'
Page 1 of 1

Viewing Results from: 

Words That Should Be Words: Disrespectchup

Here's a new coinage we found via Reddit. Disrespectchup: (dis-ri-ˈspeke-chəp) noun. To overuse and abuse ketchup, particularly on dishes beyond fries, hash browns, burgers, and eggs. When my wife took my lovingly grilled lime pork tenderloin and added ketchup, it was a disrespectchup.

Continue reading »

26 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, April 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: ketchup, vocabulary, words

Photo of the Day: Butyraceous

The word "butyraceous" has not appeared on Serious Eats...until now. I first saw this word last weekend while playing Cranium with some friends—it's probably the only new thing I learned from the game. My friend and I guessed the correct definition: "like butter." God knows comparisons to butter frequently come up on Serious Eats and in my daily conversations (really, it does); I ought to use this word more often. As should you. Related Food-Related Fake Words in 'Addictionary' New to the Serious Eats Lexicon: 'hautenuts' New Food Words in Latest Merriam-Webster's Dictionary Update...

Continue reading »

9 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 26, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: butter, language, Photo of the Day, vocabulary, words