Hello All,
My girlfriend and I think we heard a term mentioned on the show:  a very peculiar word  to describe someone who loves food or loves to eat. Not "epicure" not "gourmand", not Gourmet, not foodie. Never heard it before, never heard it since (but it has only been a week).  We suspect that we heard the word mentioned on the show of March 8, but we just listened to it again and did not hear it. Could have been on NPR, Saturday Weekend Edition afterwards. No online synonym search has resulted in anything. Could be a newly coined term. Â
We thought it was a very interesting word, and we were both sure that we would forget it. We were right - completely gone. Â We both think it starts with an S, but that might of course not be correct at all. Â
Can anyone help?
Thanks!
There is gastronome, in which the s is featured while not in initial position. A related word not restricted to food alone is sybarite.
Glenn said
There is gastronome, in which the s is featured while not in initial position. A related word not restricted to food alone is sybarite.
Thank you for your response. Neither are the one though. It was a strange combination of two common words. Â
In that particular episode the word "slapsauce" is mentioned. Â I can't find it referenced online in any dictionary or even on a website. Â However, Martha said it is an ancient word. Â She gave a date but I do not recall it.
Dick said
In that particular episode the word "slapsauce" is mentioned. Â I can't find it referenced online in any dictionary or even on a website. Â However, Martha said it is an ancient word. Â She gave a date but I do not recall it.
Yes! That's it! Â
Cool! Thanks!