Thursday 19 June 2014

Crishpy

Crishpy: adjective. The word crishpy is a good example of an untraditional adjectival onomatopoeia. As opposed to many words, crishpy actually sounds like what it means - the very opposite of crispy. According to a crisp (or chip if you are anything but British) expert we consulted, crishpy is the label for a disgustingly, moist, old and soggy crisp that makes the sound "kplshhhh" when you bite it, rather than what a crisp is really supposed to sound like: "crunch." 

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