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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".
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Unoreclexia
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: uhn - noh - reh - klehk - sha
Sentence: Dianne's unoreclexic behavior has led a lot of unoreclexia believers and a lot of doctors to question her reasons for her peculiar diet. She'd rather drink a soda through the nose or die. Upon hearing this, one particular doctor-- Dr. Pepper-- went mad.
Etymology: un [opposite of] + anorexia [loss of appetite and inability to eat] + eclectic [choosy; discriminating]
Anorexeating
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: an or ex ee ting
Sentence:
Etymology:
Snibbler
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: sni/bler
Sentence: In an attempt to lose 15 pounds in one week, the week before her wedding of course, Jan joined her sister's online weight loss support group and was now an official snibbler. Snibblers believe that as long as you snack and nibble from the plates of those around you and NEVER make a plate for yourself, the embarrassment alone will be a great motivator, as well as the many times your hand will be slapped away.
Etymology: Snack Nibble
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COMMENTS:
How can I join? - readerwriter, 2008-08-13: 18:01:00
It's like when you eat alone in the dark...no one sees so it does not count! - Nosila, 2008-08-14: 00:34:00
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Eggcentric
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: egsentrik
Sentence: Walt has tried every diet he can find in an effort control his weight. He\'s tried the grapefruit diet, the caveman diet and the raw food diet. His latest is the eggcentric diet. It is touted as a **rebirth** experience. Any food or drink is allowed as long as it involves eggs. Steak & eggs; fine. Eggnog; sure. Coffee; not so good.
Etymology: egg (an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo) + eccentric (unconventional and slightly strange person or their behavior)
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COMMENTS:
eggselent word - galwaywegian, 2010-01-14: 07:48:00
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Abnibble
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ab Nib Ball
Sentence: It is really difficult to live with Kate, especially her abnibble attitude to food and diet, she scrutinises every single thing I attempt to eat.
Etymology: Abnormal + Nibble = Abnibble Abnormal, not the usual, extremely or excessively large. Nibble, to take a small bite, to eat or chew small amounts.
Idiosyncrasticate
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: id-ee-uh-sing-KRAS-ti-keyt
Sentence: Timothy's obsessive idiosyncrastication bordered on the pigoutlandish.
Etymology: idiosyncrasy + masticate
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COMMENTS:
He sounds like a compulsive obnoxious when it comes to food. - petaj, 2007-06-20: 04:01:00
Timothy should get together with Galwaywegian's character - sort of a Jack Sprat scenario - they'd chew and lick the platter clean - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 09:07:00
Timothy could masticate And Gal could lick and suck And so betwixt the two of them The lunch was out of luck - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-20: 11:29:00
Timothy could eat a cake, and Gal could lick the bowl. But neither did so modestly. They had no self-control. - Clayton, 2007-06-20: 17:19:00
Timothy could chew like mad, and Gal would snort it up.
Chomp, grind, smack, slurp, lick, sip, sup. - petaj, 2007-06-20: 23:29:00
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Tonguetried
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tung tryde
Sentence: When Tilly was on one of her famous diets, she would only lick her food, not bite or chew it. She told her friends it helped her lose weight when she tonguetried her meals in this manner.
Etymology: Tongue (a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity) & Tried (attempted,tested) & WordPlay on Tongue-tied (unable to speak from shyness embarassment or surprise)
Insuffergest
Created by: weyrlady
Pronunciation: in-suffer-gest
Sentence: I hate having to insuffergest.
Etymology: insufficient + insufferable + suffer +ingest
Alphabedining
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: alfa be dyn ing
Sentence: Being a slave to fad dieting, Trixie had found a new regime to try. It was called alphabedining and basically you could order whatever you wanted as long as you ate fruits and vegetables in the alphabetical order of their names. So she would eat the apples, apricots or avocados first. Then the bananas, beans, beets next. By LMNO, she was usually full. At this rate, Trixie would never get to eat yams or zucchini again.
Etymology: Alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language) & Dining (eating,consuming food)
Idiobalimiritualing
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: id/i/o/bal/im/ir/itual/ling
Sentence: Dr's have informed me that my idiobalimiritualing ways will not only cause me to gain weight but to lose out on many necessary vitamins.
Etymology: idio/idiosyncratic, balimi/balamia, ritual/ritual, ing/action = = idiobalimiritualing
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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