Mastication

Mastication is the process by which food is crushed by teeth. To chew.

Bob: Hey, can I masticate here?
Joe: Sure, I'll watch you masticate.
Bob: I love mastication, and doing it with a friend is even better
Joe: Now I want to masticate...

by YouOnKazoo22 June 29, 2018

masticate

To chew, or to (literally) move the jaw up and down in a chewing motion.

It can easily be mistaken for masturbate. A very good word to play around with, it is; so much that I played around with a newspaper teacher's mind by using it in a piece of writing.

You're a masticator, aren't you?
Yes, you are, you bad, bad man.
You like to masticate meat.
Just admit it, yeah, yeah.

by Drake Aldan March 7, 2004

masticating

chewing. can also be a joke when u ask someone if they masticate

its so annoying when she is masticating

by phantom negromante May 29, 2019

masticate

Main Entry: mas·ti·cate
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to gnash the teeth; akin to Greek masasthai to chew -- more at MANDIBLE
Date: 1649
transitive senses
1 : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing : CHEW
2 : to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading
intransitive senses : CHEW
- mas·ti·ca·tion /"mas-t&-'kA-sh&n/ noun
- mas·ti·ca·tor /'mas-t&-"kA-t&r/ noun

Do you hob nob while masticating your comestibles?

by Zach O'Brien January 3, 2004

masticate

from the latin verb "masticare"; To chew as in food.
This is also a pun on the word masturbate, which makes it a great conversation starter.

In our society, families gather around a table three times a day and masticate together.

by Masterwinks December 28, 2005

masticate

1. To chew (usually before swallowing or spitting)
2. Sounds close to wordMasturbate/word (good for puns)

"I masticated over a hot plate for over an hour the other night."

"woah thats impressive"

*spits out food*

by wen January 3, 2003

masticating

It sounds like masturbating, but it actually means chewing.

Bob: Dude, I caught John masticating yesterday!
Will: Ewwww!
Bob: What, you got a problem with chewing?!?!?

by MasticatingMaster February 7, 2017