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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.
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.

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.
hors d'oeuvre 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.
new world hors d'œuvre by esher February 2, 2009
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
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