DEFINITION: n., The fear of eating the skins of fruits, vegetables, or small animals. v., To worry about saving one’s skin while chewing on a rind, peel, or pelt.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Repulskin: /ri-puhl-skin / Jenny has suffered from the dreaded phobia of repulskin since early childhood. She can’t eat apples, grapes, nectarines, or especially fuzzy peaches, or any other fruits unless all the skin is completely peeled off.
Etymology: REPULSKIN – noun – from REPULSION (distaste, repugnance, or aversion by the thought, or presence of something) + SKIN (the external covering of an animal body, fruit, or vegetable)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Dermaffright: /der-ma-fright/ When she was a small child, Sue had a dermaffright when a clown slipped on a banana peel in front of her at the circus. Her brother, always looking for an opportunity to torment his little sister, would chase her around the house with banana skins, orange skins or anything else that came from a fruit or vegetable. After several years of therapy she came to the conclusion that it was the clown she was afraid of, not the skin, and now she can enjoy fruit again, although not bananas yet because she developed a fear of monkeys after seeing a Discovery Channel special. Etymology: derma: skin (greek-dermis) + affright: sudden terror Created by: mrskellyscl.
Huskfright: /husk-fry-t/ Nooooooo, I just can’t bear the thought of accidentally getting corn silk in my teeth. It’s a bad case of huskfright Etymology: husk (outer covering) + fright Created by: petaj.
Comments on Huskfright:
Nosila, 2010-02-03: 10:46:00
corny…but cute
Skinedible: /skinedəbəl/ Ruby is afraid of any food that has an exterior that is different than its interior. She sees it as skinedible. To her, even skinadvertent skingestion of skin is skinappropriate. It gives her skindigestion. She won*t even drink hot chocolate that has started to cool. Etymology: skin (the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal) + inedible (not fit to be eaten) Created by: artr.
Comments on Skinedible:
mrskellyscl, 2010-02-03: 06:39:00
good one!
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