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    [Noun]  | "hors d'oeuvre" | \ ȯr-ˈdərv \


    1: any of various savory foods usually served as appetizers


    Origin: 1714 ;

     French hors-d'œuvre, literally, outside of the work;

    [Noun]  | "hors d'oeuvre" 


    1: a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal;


      * e.g., " ... a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres "



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    [Noun]  | "hors d'oeuvres" 


    1: a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal;


      * e.g., " ... a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres "



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     [ "hors d'oeuvre" ]

    1: A fine older woman over the age of 30. The cougar version of a snack. Once a snack hits 30, she becomes an hors d'oeuvre, assuming she's still fine.

      * e.g.,  ... I'd rather hit the mall during the day to pickup some hors d'oeuvres while their husbands are at work. 

     [ "hors d'oeuvres" ]

    1: A bunch of nasty little foods on platters at a social event. Often they are the only meal served during the entire event because the hosts are too cheap to provide a main course. Pronounced: or-DERVS

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, they found maggots in the hors d'oeuvres at the company party, so nobody had anything to eat the entire evening. 

     [ "hors d'oeuvre-ivore" ]

    1: Someone who devours only hors d'oeuvre at parties

      * e.g.,  ... Sylvia is a total hors d'oeuvre-ivore, eschewing even the champagne. 

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