/ˈflænθ/ (verb)
To instinctively shift hot food around the mouth while sucking in air in an effort to cool it, typically done to avoid burning the tongue without spitting the food out.
To instinctively shift hot food around the mouth while sucking in air in an effort to cool it, typically done to avoid burning the tongue without spitting the food out.
• She flanthed the spoonful of soup until it stopped steaming.
• He flanthed the dumpling with wide eyes, refusing to spit it out in front of his date.
• “Don’t flanth it too fast,” she warned, “you’ll end up choking.”
• He flanthed the dumpling with wide eyes, refusing to spit it out in front of his date.
• “Don’t flanth it too fast,” she warned, “you’ll end up choking.”
by University of Minnesota May 21, 2025