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DEFINITION: v., To use a knife and fork to eat foods like hamburgers, pizza, or pigeon wings, which are customarily consumed using one's hands. n., A person who is afraid to eat food touched by human hands.
Verboticisms
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Cutlerivore
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: kut-le-REE-voor
Sentence: When Bob's cobbers saw him hoe into his tucker - a hamburger with the lot -with the silverware, they sat there like stunned mullets. And Roxie gave Doc Howlong a tingle to come and see what was up with Bob. On being told that Bob may have a touch of the barcoo rot, Roxie chucked a wobbly, thinking that Bob was a goner about to tumble off the twig at any tick of the clock. But in the end, it was decided that Bob was simply a cutlerivore, and that Roxie's only real worry would be the "elliot ness".
Etymology: Blend of cutlery & vore: one who will touch and eat food only with cutlery. (not one who eats cutlery: consider philanderer!)
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COMMENTS:
Funny one OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 09:52:00
good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 15:13:00
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Cutleridiculous
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuht-luh-ree-dik-yuh-luhs
Sentence: Hugo has a problem with getting anything on his hands. He washes them at least 10 times a day, more often if he happens to touch something icky. When he eats he becomes cutleridiculous, never allowing any food to touch his hands.
Etymology: cutlery (utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food) ridiculous (stupid, funny)
Cutleery
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: cut + leer + ee
Sentence: Even though "cutleery" is an adjective, it can be used to describe someone who uses a knife and fork to eat hamburgers, pizza or &etc.
Etymology: cutlery + leery
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COMMENTS:
so many good words today - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:20:00
I not sure if he'll be able to cut the mustard! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:31:00
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Anasocialism
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ænəˈsoʊʃḷˌzṃ/
Sentence: Etymologically, "anasocialism" refers to any social norm or etiquette used in the wrong situation, but it is strongly associated the Society for Creative Anasocialism, and so it is rarely used to describe anything but the use of high-class table manners for eating low-class food.
Etymology: ana- + social + -ism
Spearit
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: speer/it
Sentence: Dave didn't eat anything unless he could spearit.
Etymology: spear + spirit + it
Silverwhore
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sil-vur-hore
Sentence: It was true that Joe was a silverwhore, but using forkplay on his pizza slices and toast ultimately led to him shedding 10 pounds.
Etymology: silverware, whore
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COMMENTS:
You caught me. I've used forkplay on a pizza before. Funny word Purp! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 10:03:00
Don't be ashamed, I did that yesterday to a messy pizza, then I threw caution to the wind and grabbed it by the crust. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-09: 15:25:00
and it made his culinary experience so much more satisfying - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:21:00
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Steriliphobe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Steri-luh-fobe
Sentence: Overly concerned about germs on his food, Jerome became a steriliphobe
Etymology: Sterile - phobia
Digitaintophobia
Created by: tehbeks
Pronunciation: [dɪdɜɪtəntəfoubijə]
Sentence: His digitaintophobia was so bad he would faint at the sight of mixed nuts on a bar.
Etymology: digit-taint-phobia from latin and greek
Cutlerylitism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kut ler eel eet izm
Sentence: Reginald Sheffield 111 was a snob and a devotee of cutlerylitism. He believed very strongly that humans must continue to prove their superiority to other creatures by continuing to show off their use of utensils while consuming nutrition. Ice cream cones, chocolate bars, sandwiches, hot dogs, even hamburgers were always eaten using knives, spoons and forks. The only advantage was that your hands never got sticky but the main disadvantages of such a belief were that it took ten times longer to eat anything (picture a big bunch of grapes or cherries) and one looked like a real twit!
Etymology: Cutlery (silverware; utensils used to prepare and eat food) & Elitism (1.The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources;a.The sense of entitlement enjoyed by such a group or class).
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-09: 09:59:00
I actually got the idea from a Seinfeld episode, the one where Elaine witnesses her boss Mr. Pitt eating a Snickers bar with a knife & fork.
I saw this in action on cruise ships with people who refused to eat from the buffet because all those dirty people" had touched the food.
I was thinking of using a chocolate bar in the comic, but then I remembered this girl from grade school who ate ants. Of course, she used her fingers. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James