a mixture of preserved fruits, nuts, etc., used as a sauce or in pies, puddings, ice cream, or the like.
Origin: 1835–45; said to have been invented by chef of Nesselrode
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Nesselrodeis always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.