dhoop

Any sort of messy (especially runny or drippy), unidentifiable, light-colored food. (Dhoop is actually incense used by Hindus. This definition resulted from seeing the word in passing in a book and trying to guess what it meant from its sound alone. We thought it had a wet and sloppy sound, hence our definition. A sizable group of my friends uses the "messy" definition now. It might not be a widely-used word yet, but that's how things like this get started.)

"I didn't know what Al's Mom served us. It was some sort of dhoop poured over rice."

by podlet January 21, 2006