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DEFINITION: n. The creepy pounds that sneak onto your waist even though you've been exercising and watching what you eat. v. To exercise rigorously, diet fastidiously, and yet still gain weight.
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Sneakilo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: snee kee lo
Sentence: He couldn't believe all of those sneakilos that had made their way onto the scales with him, humiliating him in front of his gorgeous personal trainer. Now he could never ask her out. He peered through the window at the gym across the raod, where he could just about see her on the pilates ball over the top of his mcbreakfast.
Etymology: sneakily, kilo
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:03:00
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Rolbax
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: role-backs
Sentence: John couldn't figure out why he had a horrible case of the rolbax. He weighed himself every night before bed and then weighed himself every morning at about 5 pounds more than the previous day's start. He used the weight set day and night for weeks; and was ready to file a complaint to the company until his wife told him he had a horrible midnight snack attack every night...to which John replied, "But I only ate 5 pork chops, two gallons of ice cream and drank half a keg of beer..."
Etymology: roll (to move) + backs (coming back)
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COMMENTS:
Like those rollbacks at Walmart ... that keep creeping up on you! Best part of your words is the 'ax' ... for chopping fat off! Fun Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:15:00
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Infatsyouate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: In - fats - yoo - ait
Sentence: When Vernon saw how many inches he'd added to his waist in recent months he muttered to himself, "t must have been something infatsyouate."
Etymology: Play on the word infatuate...infatuated with food, Vernon simply ate too much.
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COMMENTS:
Exceptional word play! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 09:59:00
I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-19: 20:49:00
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Flabbiergasting
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ffflab eeeeeeeeeer gas ting
Sentence: the situation was very flabbiergasting, which led to flabbiergasping, which was not fun.
Etymology: flabbergasting, flabbier
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COMMENTS:
as long as it didn't lead to flabbiergassing - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-09: 13:43:00
Flabulous word! - Nosila, 2009-01-09: 19:54:00
Double Flabulous ... both are great creates! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-09: 20:44:00
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Thinbawl
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thin bawl
Sentence: Tommy could not understand why his waist line was not shrinking. To offset the odd Big Mac (3 a day, which offered him something from most every food group)he incorporated rigorous exercise into his daily routine, like: he jumped to conclusions;his nose ran;he flew off the handle;he skated on thin ice at work;he wrestled with his conscience; he broad-jumped at bars;he did the breast stroke whenever he could and he curled his hair. Yes, Tommy was indeed a thinbawl wizard there has to be a twist,A thinball wizard's got such a supple waist!
Etymology: thin (slender) & bawl (to cry, because you're not thin)
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COMMENTS:
Your word plays are a many splendored things. So rich with everything that makes for great creates! Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 17:04:00
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Fattack
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: Like attack except with an F
Sentence: More fattack?
Etymology: Fat + attack
Faticulous
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: fat IC u lus
Sentence: I work out, I try to eat properly and then even after painstaking detailed gym attendance this damn faticulous weight appears.
Etymology: FAT: + RIDICULOUS: not serious, unreasonable METICULOUS: careful attention to detail
Exerkingsize
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: eksərkingsīz
Sentence: Despite working out, Randy finds himself an exerkingsize larger.
Etymology: exercise (activity requiring physical effort, carried out esp. to sustain or improve health and fitness) + king-size (of a larger size than the standard; very large : a king-sized bed.)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-03-19: 00:49:00
Infatsyouate
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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