hors d'oeuvres

A bunch of nasty little foods on platters at a social event. Often they are the only meal served during the entire event because the hosts are too cheap to provide a main course.

Pronounced: or-DERVS

Dude, they found maggots in the hors d'oeuvres at the company party, so nobody had anything to eat the entire evening.

by dookeyboy November 28, 2010

hors d'œuvres

A meal you eat. Usually comes right before dinner. I'm getting really hungry now!

We ate antipasta as our hors d'œuvres.

by MaryEmma July 26, 2010

hors d'oeuvre-ivore

Someone who devours only hors d'oeuvre at parties

Sylvia is a total hors d'oeuvre-ivore, eschewing even the champagne.

by William Dean A. Garner November 4, 2009

hors d'oeuvre

A fine older woman over the age of 30. The cougar version of a snack. Once a snack hits 30, she becomes an hors d'oeuvre, assuming she's still fine.

I'd rather hit the mall during the day to pickup some hors d'oeuvres while their husbands are at work.

by Spag'n'Ballz December 7, 2017

new world hors d'œuvre

an opportunity to exploit economic inequity before all other capitalists by shadowing military excursions into volatile territory.

We managed to create a short term boom to the economy by declaring war and capitalizing on the new world hors d'œuvre.

by esher February 2, 2009