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DEFINITION: v., To eat a strictly regulated diet in order to compensate for a complete lack of control when it comes to drinking. n., A smoker and drinker who becomes a vegan in order to "reverse the damage".
Verboticisms
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Vicereversa
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Vie-ce-re-ver-ser
Sentence: Sarah thought she would become a strict vegetarian to compensate for the binge drinking and smoking that had recently taken over her life, in the hope that this may vicereversa some of the more harmful effects.
Etymology: Vice(a bad habit, weakness of character) + Reverse(revoke,to work in opposite direction) = Vicereversa. See also vice-versa(in-turned position)
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COMMENTS:
terrific word T - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:36:00
Very good!! - Mustang, 2008-09-10: 21:53:00
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Smokaholigan
Created by: Kat43
Pronunciation: Smoke-A-Hol-i-gan
Sentence: She had to go for an annual check up, but was still drinking and smoking, so she decided to become a Smokaholigan, which is an alcoholic, a smoker, and a vegan all in one
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Macrobioticrite
Created by: aayeye
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ethyl is such a macrobioticrite with a carrot in one hand, and a cigarette in the other.
Etymology: Macrobiotic+hypocrite
Proteinanasty
Created by: ambercriss
Pronunciation: pro-teen-a-nah-ste
Sentence: she is a proteinanasty
Etymology:
Dietchotomy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dīetkätəmē
Sentence: Though Jim decided to ”clean up” what he was eating he found it impossible to give up cigarettes. It created quite a dietchotomy in his life.
Etymology: diet (a special course of food to which one restricts oneself) + dichotomy (a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different)
Freerangedunhill
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: /Free-range-dun-hill/
Sentence: Skye's ambition to live a long and fulfilled life was secured by her choice of tobacacao, which was the finest blended freerangedunhill. She had her donor card tattooed on just in case of a tragic accident. She thought someone ought to get the benefit of her careful lifestyle.
Etymology: Freerangedunhill. Person who makes poor lifestyle choices due their own ignorance or blindness. From Free Range, allowed to roam as a chicken or stock animal, and Dunhill, a branded tobacco.
Habitsyouate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hu-BITS-yew-ayt
Sentence: Caroline is something of an habitsyouate, believing that people could offset the harmful effects of over indulging in alcohol and tobacco merely by eating what she regarded as healthy foods.
Etymology: Blend of 'habits', and the phrase 'you ate' - A play on the word 'habituate'
Regastrolate
Created by: Nounsense
Pronunciation: rē-gă-strŏ-lāt'
Sentence: After a hedonistic week away in Europe, Helen desperately tried to regastrolate before her parents returned. // The fear of having to use an electrolarynx encouraged Carlos to become a fully-fledged regastrolate.
Etymology: derived from the Greek word gastronomia, γαστρονομία
Artichoker
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Arti-cho-ker
Sentence: Lucinda fumbled around the bottom of her handbag for a matchbox, gasping for a light. Striking the match she lit the end of the celery stick drawing a deep drag from it. The uncontrollable hacking that accompanied being an artichoker must surely have it's benefits?
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Compensot
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kom-pen-sot
Sentence: Finding her liver spots to be totally unacceptable, Sue became a compensot, eating only vegetables and drinking plenty of water through the daylight hours.
Etymology: compensate, sot (drunkard)
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COMMENTS:
Sot is a great word. Haven't heard it in ages. Great combination! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-10: 08:38:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-10: 10:23:00
Sot is a great word. Very creative! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-10: 17:30:00
Thanks! Sot is one of those words we seemed to have buried years ago. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-10: 19:23:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! And if you haven't noticed yet, let me tell you -- it's "Food Week" at Verbotomy ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-10: 08:45:00
I went to school with people like this.
I used to be a person like this, but I have given up on the vegetables. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James