orifacture

mollusque commented on the word orifacture

The action of making with the mouth.

December 22, 2008

sionnach commented on the word orifacture

Ahem. The action of making what exactly?

With the mouth.

December 22, 2008

mollusque commented on the word orifacture

Bubbles, for example.

December 22, 2008

sionnach commented on the word orifacture

This raises a host of possibilities, though.

Suppose you read the headline - "Spelling involved in unfortunate skiing accident". You think to yourself - oh, I hope that's not a torifracture.

Or, suppose you go to England and get into a conversation about truck-making; you wouldn't be too surprised to hear your interlocutor refer to it as lorrifacture.

December 22, 2008

pterodactyl commented on the word orifacture

So, a thing that was made with the mouth would be an orifact? This allows for some useful phrases:

"As the politician railed against his opponent, little orifacts sprayed all over the lectern."

"Don't look now, Bob, but there's an orifact clinging to your lower lip."

"The baby gurgled happily in her high chair as she released another wave of orifacts down her chin."

December 22, 2008

mollusque commented on the word orifacture

Smoke-rings.

Nests are products of rostrifacture.

December 23, 2008