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Top New Food Words for 2015

10 years ago

New York Times article ‘Hangry’? Want a Slice of ‘Piecaken’? The Top New Food Words for 2015

Some of these never should have been words; some of them never should have been concocted; some of them are just weird for the sake of weird. The "Mayo" entry is interesting, and I like "zarf."

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foodonastump

10 years ago

I fully expected "hangry" to be that intense desire for a large serving of greasy food the morning following a night of binge drinking!

I enjoyed the link within the link, to words to retire. "Foodie" being one of them with some fun comments, including the following:

"I've heard of cooks and chefs, and gourmets and gourmands, but what the heck is a 'foodie'? A person who likes food? A person who eats food? A person who knows what food is? Sounds like 'foodie' is a synonym for 'everybody.' Foodies around the world agree; let's banish this term." – Steve Szilagyi, Mason, Mich.

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User
10 years ago
Ah, what will those crazy kids think up next?

Zarf ;-)
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l pinkmountain
10 years ago
Just call it "nayonaise" for pete's sake. Oh, and I would much rather be a cuisinomane than a foodie. As far as hangry, I have a few friends who get hangry, so I'm glad to know there is a term for it. Kids I used to work with got hangry at day camp because they came without eating breakfast. When they showed up in the field office for a "time out" their punishment used to be two oatmeal cookies or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a glass of milk. Worked almost every time.
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Original Author
10 years ago
I had a little hangry attack this afternoon. Trying to get a jump on the calorie overload that is bearing down on us, I skimped on lunch. By 4 p.m., I was a little hangry.
plllog
10 years ago
I like zarf, too. :) The rest seem as current as yesterday's tweets.
artemis_ma
10 years ago
"Mayo" has been short for Mayonnaise since I was a young'un. You know, the stuff with EGG in it. If they want to have a short name for their product, might I suggest Faux-Mayo??
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Lars/J. Robert Scott
10 years ago
Good to hear that the term "foodie" has been banished - good riddance. However, as Artemis said, "mayo" has been short for mayonnaise since I can remember, and anyone who wants to use the term "mayo" for something that is not mayonnaise is deliberately trying to deceive.
plllog
10 years ago
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Deceive indeed. I wouldn't have an issue if it were called "Eggless Mayo" or "Vegan Mayo" or "Plants Only Mayo" but it's called "Just Mayo", which sounds like it should be just eggs, oil and vinegar, and lemon juice, rather than having any mustard or sugar or other seasoning in it. It certainly should have eggs.
l pinkmountain
10 years ago
How about "No Mayo" or "Nomo" for short? :)

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