Merris

merris (verb)

1. The act of unintentionally inhaling a liquid refreshment through one's nasal passages via the back of the throat, resulting in the ejection of said liquid, out of any of the facial orifices. Occurs most frequently when sudden laughter is induced by a hilarious unexpected comment or perfectly timed meme.

2. To casually ask for a bite of a dining companion's entree before they have a chance to begin eating. Most usually occurs as wait staff is en route with food, but before entree is placed onto table.

1. Reading our bumble dialogue aloud to each other at dinner made me laugh so hard that I merris'd half of my aperol spritz out of my nose.

2. Merris-er: "Can I get a bite of that?" Dining Companion: "Fuck no, I haven't even tried it yet."