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The tyranny of "delicious":
Descriptors of flavor adjectives in interpersonal contexts
CC BY-NC 2017: Scott McDaniel
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◆ Tasty – I like this, but in an annoyingly humble way. I'm trying to be cute. I like the photography of Anne Geddes.
◆ Flavorful – I ate it, and it has a lot of that tongue-sense-thing. The “well, that sure is a baby” of taste-words
◆ Toothsome – ”I write a bunch of Yelp reviews”
◆ Dainty – Small, which I guess is tempting? Alice's primary struggle.
◆ Appetizing – Assumption with your mouth that it will make you want more, very functional.
◆ Yummy – Chaotic neutral of taste-words – tells you very little, sounds like a kid making a bad poem. If you want a picture of the future, picture a cartoon kid with a tongue sticking out upwards from its smiling mouth, forever.
◆ Mouthwatering – It makes me want to drool – great conveyance of idea! But sounds like an opinion on its own, doesn't persuade me that my mouth should also produce excess liquids
◆Delectable – decadently delicious, to the point you need to distance yourself a bit and perhaps wear a powdered wig
◆ Ambrosial – slippery, perhaps sickening and sexual. Food of the gods, if the gods had potlucks.
◆ Tempting – Food that may or may not be good, but boy do you want it. Like that chocolate cake the size of your head with a mug of coffee. Caramel and raspberry drizzle? Hell, yes! Oh god, the aftermath is unpalatable.
◆ Palatable – I didn’t vomit.
◆ Scrumptious – something like treating food like kittens or puppies, or vice-versa, seems eager, "I want to eat you up!" Saying it to baby cats, dogs or humans seems cute. Confusingly, saying it to things you'll actually eat is seen as worrisome. Also, sounds like Muppet slang.
◆ Finger-licking – types of food that might require digital cleansing, and that you'd want to do so. Reached its peak when shouted by Bill Paxton in the 80's horror movie Near Dark.
◆ Lip-smacking – General feeling about anticipating and experiencing, like finger-licking but less convincing because your lips are RIGHT THERE. Includes a not small amount of implied anxiety, probably because the implied violence towards the oral orifice.
◆ Melt-in-your-mouth – conveys specific types of food experience; a step away from ad-copy
◆ Luscious – Like squeezing a nice butt, but with your mouth
◆ Delicious – For some reason even repeated use of this word gives it more power. Feels like a powerful desire and rich experience. For some reason, becomes funnier with a less obvious target, but not too far off the path. Compare “Lobster is delicious.”: OK. “Because funnel cakes are delicious”: oh, man, I can see you eating them until you vomit. “Steamed cauliflower is delicious.”: you’re making a funny, aren’t you?
Descriptors of flavor adjectives in interpersonal contexts
CC BY-NC 2017: Scott McDaniel
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◆ Tasty – I like this, but in an annoyingly humble way. I'm trying to be cute. I like the photography of Anne Geddes.
◆ Flavorful – I ate it, and it has a lot of that tongue-sense-thing. The “well, that sure is a baby” of taste-words
◆ Toothsome – ”I write a bunch of Yelp reviews”
◆ Dainty – Small, which I guess is tempting? Alice's primary struggle.
◆ Appetizing – Assumption with your mouth that it will make you want more, very functional.
◆ Yummy – Chaotic neutral of taste-words – tells you very little, sounds like a kid making a bad poem. If you want a picture of the future, picture a cartoon kid with a tongue sticking out upwards from its smiling mouth, forever.
◆ Mouthwatering – It makes me want to drool – great conveyance of idea! But sounds like an opinion on its own, doesn't persuade me that my mouth should also produce excess liquids
◆Delectable – decadently delicious, to the point you need to distance yourself a bit and perhaps wear a powdered wig
◆ Ambrosial – slippery, perhaps sickening and sexual. Food of the gods, if the gods had potlucks.
◆ Tempting – Food that may or may not be good, but boy do you want it. Like that chocolate cake the size of your head with a mug of coffee. Caramel and raspberry drizzle? Hell, yes! Oh god, the aftermath is unpalatable.
◆ Palatable – I didn’t vomit.
◆ Scrumptious – something like treating food like kittens or puppies, or vice-versa, seems eager, "I want to eat you up!" Saying it to baby cats, dogs or humans seems cute. Confusingly, saying it to things you'll actually eat is seen as worrisome. Also, sounds like Muppet slang.
◆ Finger-licking – types of food that might require digital cleansing, and that you'd want to do so. Reached its peak when shouted by Bill Paxton in the 80's horror movie Near Dark.
◆ Lip-smacking – General feeling about anticipating and experiencing, like finger-licking but less convincing because your lips are RIGHT THERE. Includes a not small amount of implied anxiety, probably because the implied violence towards the oral orifice.
◆ Melt-in-your-mouth – conveys specific types of food experience; a step away from ad-copy
◆ Luscious – Like squeezing a nice butt, but with your mouth
◆ Delicious – For some reason even repeated use of this word gives it more power. Feels like a powerful desire and rich experience. For some reason, becomes funnier with a less obvious target, but not too far off the path. Compare “Lobster is delicious.”: OK. “Because funnel cakes are delicious”: oh, man, I can see you eating them until you vomit. “Steamed cauliflower is delicious.”: you’re making a funny, aren’t you?