Eager readers want to know how to incorporate the “health benefits" of soy into their Thanksgiving dinners. As the Naughty Nutritionist, I suggest we not eat soy this Thursday but speak it. In other words, let’s talk tofurky. Given that laughter is the best medicine, I present a baker's dozen examples of soyspeak found in -- or inspired by -- the Urban Dictionary.
www.urbandictionary.com.
1. Soy: Short for soybeans, soy foods or soy products. Something ersatz, poor quality or otherwise lacking good value.
“Man, that joke was soy!”
2. Tofu: Soybean curd. Something that seems fine at first, but turns out to be ersatz or cheaply made.
“Dang. Got my Tiffany diamond appraised and found out it was tofu.”
3. Tofurky: A mound of pseudo turkey made of tofu and other interesting ingredients. Something bland and boring that has been tricked out to seem hip, cool or funky.
“It’s a tofurky of a house -- particleboard box iced with corinthian columns, gables, griffins and a red tile roof.”
