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DEFINITION: v. tr. To eat in a peculiar or ritualistic manner in an effort to lose weight while consuming more. n. An idiosyncratic method of eating, usually adopted for "health reasons".
Verboticisms
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Eatiosyndiet
Created by: diplogreeable
Pronunciation: eet-ee-o-sin-dy-et
Sentence: Kelly was clearly experiencing a case of eatiosyndiet as she ritualistically averted the cheese in her omelette in order to eat a low fat meal.
Etymology: Eat + idiosyncrasy + diet
Biziet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: biz-eye-it
Sentence: She just couldn't understand why she couldn't lose those last 2 pounds no matter what biziet she adopted.
Etymology: bizarre (very strange or unusual, esp. so as to cause interest or amusement) + diet (a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons)
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COMMENTS:
Very compact! Like it! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-13: 19:56:00
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Dividiophagiatric
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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Lickosuction
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lik o suk shun
Sentence: Her Catholic upbringing had programmed her to believe that acts were only sinful when you took pleasure in them, so she applied the same logic to eating, figuring that you wouldn't get fat if you didn't enjoy the food. Her lickosuction technique unfortunately had the opposite effect, as it didn't involve chewing, which was the only calorie burning part of the process.
Etymology: liposuction, lick, suction
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COMMENTS:
Obviously, she was a Cathaholick. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-20: 09:11:00
it made eating salad difficult because she was a romaine catholick - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 09:31:00
Life would have been easier if she were Chewish. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-20: 09:40:00
foodha would say that the existance of her cheeseburger would be moo. - jadenguy, 2007-06-20: 10:07:00
and Gibran would say 'Beauty is eternity grazing at itself in a mirror' - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 11:05:00
And the love of honey is the pursuit of all weevils. - petaj, 2007-06-20: 23:08:00
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Gorgery
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: ˈgȯrj-rē
Sentence: Alice was a master of Gorgery. She figured 5 licks off of a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza slice would equate to only 3 hours on the Stairmaster tonight. Well, 2 if you dont swallow the flavorful spit.
Etymology: Blend of "Gorge" An instance of gluttonous eating + "Forgery" to make or imitate falsely with intent to defraud
Liet
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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COMMENTS:
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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Skimcal
Created by: Jmakin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: By skimcaling her dinner Alice got to eat her cake and have it too.
Etymology:
Poshnosh
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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Treadmealing
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: TRED meel ing
Sentence: Harold hadn't lost any weight treadmealing because as his mileage increased so did the elaborateness of his buffets.
Etymology: sounds like treadmill: the exercise machine. tread (to walk) + meal (portion of food taken at one time)
Nomble
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: nomm-ball
Sentence: I love to eat grapes coated in cream cheese and chocolate, but so I don't absorb the fat, I have to nomble it.
Etymology: nom (slang for 'eat'; as in 'om nom nom'.) + nibble + gobble = nomble
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COMMENTS:
Fun word! - hyperborean, 2012-10-15: 10:37:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Robert J. Sawyer's Rollback. It may be science fiction, but when Rob gets rolling you can't help but laugh at the details of our daily lives -- like eating pizza. Rollback's pizza moment starts off with, "She was used to the way her husband ate pizza, but couldn't actually say she liked it", and then jumps right into the gory details. Thanks Rob! ~ James
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