pinguid
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:34 pm
I've proposed this word several times but it hasn't been made into a WOTD by our own Dr. Goodword yet; so I'm trying again.
Kt
pinĀ·guid (pngwd)
adj.
Fat; oily.
[Latin pinguis + -id (as in liquid).]
Pinguid is the scum that forms on the top of my homemade chicken stock called schmaltz. I like schmaltz, but pinguid sounds icky.Pinguid (n) fat and oily
This sleazy word comes from the Latin pinguis (fat; rich; dull; oily; [greasy]
Kt