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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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Winivorous
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: wahy-niv-er-uhs
Sentence: Angie doesn't eat meat. She thinks it's cruel. She doesn't believe in it. She only consumes plants and fruit. And if that fruit happens to be fermented... I guess you could call her winivorous.
Etymology: wine (the fermented juice of grapes) + herbivorous (plant-eating)
Eatsference
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈitsˌfɚɹɛns/
Sentence: Eatsference sometimes also occurs between dietary restrictions, for example resulting in overeaters cooking only in organic lard.
Etymology: from transference + eats
Consumabstainer
Created by: davrand
Pronunciation: kənˈsjuːməbˈsteɪnə
Sentence: Ellen accepted my Eggplant Parmesan, since we were going to the gym later.
Etymology: From consumer, a person that eats something, and abstainer, a person who restrains themselves from enjoying something.
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
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.
Geeandteegan
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jee-and-tee-gun
Sentence: as a geeandteegan she refused to eat any animal products unless they had been marinated overnight in alcohol
Etymology: g and t [gin and tonic], vegan
Lushtritionist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lush/trish-uh/ist
Sentence: Jenny became a lushtritionist who converted to a very strict high protein and vegetable diet to counter attack her litre a day tequila lunches.
Etymology: LUSHTRITIONIST - noun - from LUSH (drunkard; alcoholic; sot) + NUTRITIONIST (the science, or study of nutrition)
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