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deflavorizing machine

deflavorizing machine noun: an imaginary device which removes the flavor from something, particularly food.

Noun

deflavorizing machine (plural deflavorizing machines)

  1. (humorous) An imaginary device which removes the flavor from something, particularly food.
    • My granny always runs her vegetables through the deflavorizing machine before allowing us to eat them.

Forms of deflavorizing machine

pluraldeflavorizing machines

Origin of deflavorizing machine

Coined by Woody Allen in the 1980 film Stardust Memories. : Sandy Bates: It's funny, because in my family nobody ever committed suicide, nobody... this was just not a middle-class alternative, you know? I — my mother was too busy running the boiled chicken through the deflavorizing machine to think about shooting herself or anything.

Questions about deflavorizing machine

What does deflavorizing machine mean?
Deflavorizing machine means an imaginary device which removes the flavor from something, particularly food.
What part of speech is deflavorizing machine?
Deflavorizing machine is a noun.
What is the plural of deflavorizing machine?
The plural of deflavorizing machine is deflavorizing machines.

Words near deflavorizing machine in the dictionary

  1. deflavination
  2. deflavorize
  3. deflavorized
  4. deflavorizes
  5. deflavorizing
  6. deflavorizing machine
  7. deflavorizing machines
  8. deflazacort
  9. deflea
  10. defleaed
  11. defleaing

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