We’re Supporting Nigella’s “Meekro Wahvé” w/ this List of Fununciations
Chef has spent the day assuring fans that her kitschy pronunciation of microwave was simply a fununciation (Fun+Pronunciation)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 22: Nigella Lawson speaks during a Business Chicks function at Westin Hotel on January 22, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Brendon Thorne/Getty ImagesBritish Chef, Nigella Lawson, has spent the morning assuring Tweeters that her kitschy pronunciation of microwave was simply her having fun. Just like folks who refer to Target as Tarjay to sound fancy, she called the mirowave the meek-ro-wahvé in this episode of "Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat:”
As a group of people or talk for 4+ hours a day and mispronounce words all the time, sometimes on purpose, most of the time not, WE TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS! Here is list of words that we created this morning that should only be known by their Fununciations (Fun + Pronunciation)
- gnocchi = gin-a-chetti
- fagioli = fag-i-oli
- ginger ale = ging-er ahh-lay
- pipeline = pip-i-lini
- Chick-Fil-A = chick-a-fill
- Chipotle = chip-olé
- quinoa = quinn-o-a
- geese = jees-ey
- knief = k-neef-y
- Wawa = Wabity Wabity
- jalapenos = ja-lop-a-nos
- Popeyes = pope yes
- chaos = cha-hos
- through = tha-ruff
- Bologna = ba-log-nah
- fajitas = fa-ji-tas
- hors d'oeuvres = whores da-voures
- bolognese = bowl-of-g'nese
- depot = de-pot
- mozzarella = maz-a-ralla
- Waze = Wah-say
- Cajun = Ca-hoon (note: the speaker was Latino, j=h)
- leopard = lee-o-parde
- Post Malone = Post-Mal-One
- filet mignon = fill-et mig-non
- burgundy = bur-GUND-y
