Verboticisms

Created by: babel

Pronunciation: en-gro-sir-eed

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: grəbˈse sh ən

Sentence: Milk is good for you, milk is bad for you. Eggs are wonderful, eggs are terrible. Far too many Americans are obese but artificial sweeteners could cause cancer. The media is sure to jump on every scientific study that comes out. Food, sustenance, vittles, grub, whatever you call it, if you follow along on your home scoresheet you may well develop a grubsession. Hey, maybe this is a syndrome. Can we do a study?

Etymology: grub (food) + obsession (an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person*s mind)

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COMMENTS:

we certainly are grubsessed but now we know we're so full of preservatives that we should last longer - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-15: 14:12:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

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Sentence: It was embarassing watching her nibbling on a carrot because her relationship with food was so saladacious!

Etymology: salacious + salad

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COMMENTS:

haha, nice - deadpanwalking, 2006-11-15: 14:11:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: dish-po-sessed

Sentence: After Marilyn began to experiment with French cooking she became dishpossessed by the spirit of Julia Child and began to exhibit strange behaviors such as speaking in a high nasal sounding voice and pouring wine into everything she cooked -- even her son's grilled cheese sandwich.

Etymology: dish: food, fare + possessed: inhabited by a demon or evil influence --dispossession: exorcism of evil spirits .......(Julia Child was an incredible woman who worked for the US Department of Information as a spy during WWII and was sent on missions around the world. She met and married her husband who was also in the Information services. After the War the Information Office sent them to France where she fell in love with French cuisine and attended the world famous Cordon Bleu cooking school. After returning to the United States she introduced the art of French cooking to America through her own cooking show from 1966 through the 1980's. She also authored several cook books. She was a large woman and had a unique speaking voice.)

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-15: 14:10:00

Tasty word! - Nosila, 2009-07-17: 10:20:00

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Created by: alecstevenson

Pronunciation: diet-tribist

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Etymology: diet + diatribe + ist

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: fee-dis-tir-ee-ah

Sentence: Buffy's feedysteria started with a hunger to be "sweet and cute". It was compounded by her firmly held belief that "You are what you eat". And so, she restricted her diet to sugar and bunny rabbits. It makes sense she'd say, as she nibbled at her fingernails.

Etymology: feed + hysteria

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Created by: bjorn

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Sentence: Beatrice was utterly befooded by the bountiful birthday banquet before her.

Etymology: bewitched/bothered/bewildered/befuddled/ be-whatevered + food

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Created by: Stevenson0

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sala/day/shush

Sentence: It was embarassing watching her nibbling on a carrot because her relationship with food was so saladacious!

Etymology: salacious (lustful) + salad

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: men-yoo-morf-oh-sis

Sentence: Her legs turned to jelly as she realised that her menumorphosis was now complete

Etymology: menu (list of things to eat) + morphosis (change)

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