Verboticisms

Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: an or ex ee ting

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: lie-et

Sentence: she only ate fruit flavoured ice cream because she was on a very strict liet

Etymology: lie, diet

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Maybe she's not getting enough lietary supplicants. - Clayton, 2007-06-20: 03:44:00

Probably reading too many literary supplements from the Medical journals. - petaj, 2007-06-20: 03:58:00

too many books spoil the broth - rikboyee, 2007-06-20: 05:27:00

Too many books in the kitchen. - Clayton, 2007-06-20: 07:06:00

Yet many hands make liet work. - petaj, 2007-06-20: 08:14:00

and in ice cream many calories liet in weight - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 12:18:00

and in ice cream many calories liet in weight - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 12:19:00

This may be the shortest verboticism ever...is it? - ErWenn, 2007-06-20: 12:22:00

Gets my vote. - Clayton, 2007-06-20: 21:33:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ga-stro-wong-kee

Sentence: Jill's diet has gone completely gastrowonky. She's decided to only eat things that start with the letter "G". Most of her friends pass on offers to join her for a breakfast of grapefruit with grated cheese. They run the other way when she mentions garlic granola.

Etymology: gastronomic (the art or science of good eating) + wonky (askew)

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: dih-VID-ee-oh-PHAGE-ee-AT-rick

Sentence: Oliver would be the first to admit he had a few caloric intake issues and a hardy appetite, but his pal Laurel had taken a quantum leap into the bizarre world of MICROINGESTION. She seemed to believe that smaller portions, taken more frequently but in greater quantity would enable her to reduce her vast waistband. Her tragically DIVIDIOPHAGIATRIC behavior extended to the belief that ingesting a hundred jello shots was less intoxicating than a small tumbler of Wolfschitt Vodka. Laurel's morning bowl of steam was usually followed by nine hundred Cheerios she had diligently laid out the night before. For dessert, she limited herself to one AEROGELATO and a fistful of mini-M&Ms...Fortunately, Ollie took her to the mental hospial, where she spends her days in the DIVIOPHAGIATRIC ward, counting Sen-Sens and swapping Mini-Chicklets with the patients. Laurel managed to lessen her gross tonnage, but it was probably the hospital food - NOT the pretzel stix that did it.

Etymology: DIVide+IDIO+PHAGE+iatric= DIVIDIOPHAGIATRIC___DIVIDE:to reduce into discrete yummy portions___ -IDIO:suffix, Greek, from idios — : one's own : personal : separate : distinct___PHAGE: Greek -phagos one that eats, from -phagos ___-IATRIC: of or relating to (such) medical treatment or healing

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COMMENTS:

You can't get there from here: http://www.us-highways.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-08-13: 03:21:00

with such an excellent etymology this should be in a dictionary - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-13: 10:30:00

Thanks J-wok. Good ento, but the word lacks MOXIE....that certain appeal that makes for a snappy Verbotomy. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-13: 19:50:00

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Created by: Jmakin

Pronunciation:

Sentence: By skimcaling her dinner Alice got to eat her cake and have it too.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: posh/nosh

Sentence: She would only eat food worthy of her position. Her poshnosh habit unforunately only involved rich food

Etymology: posh nosh

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like her tastes were Victorian. Hmm is that the dinner bell Beckhaming? - petaj, 2007-06-20: 23:23:00

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Created by: weyrlady

Pronunciation: in-suffer-gest

Sentence: I hate having to insuffergest.

Etymology: insufficient + insufferable + suffer +ingest

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: graze/craze

Sentence: The latest diet endorsed by leading experts is the grazecraze which involves eating small amounts of food all day whenever one feels the urge - usually by nibbling bits of everyone elses snacks. The guy in the cartoon has been on the diet for a month and is pissed off that the girl is licking his next snack.

Etymology: graze (forage) + craze

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COMMENTS:

Good word - TJayzz, 2008-08-13: 15:21:00

Simple and effective - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 18:23:00

Zippy word, J-wock! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-13: 19:45:00

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Created by: ngrzeda

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: di-et-scare-y

Sentence: Marie's dietscary requirements consisted of whatever wacko fad-diet she read about in the supermarket check-out. One day she would eat nothing but papaya, another day, nuts and twigs. At least she never had to worry about her lunch being stolen.

Etymology: diet: a regulated system of food for health or cosmetic reasons + dietary: a system or regimen of diet + scary: frightening

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