Verboticisms

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.

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Created by: ambercriss

Pronunciation: pro-teen-a-nah-ste

Sentence: she is a proteinanasty

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: al coh erk sik

Sentence: al was a 22 stone alcorexic, drank beer, wine, gin, vodka and anything they gave out for half price during the happy hour. he ate only aspirin.

Etymology: alocholic, anorexic

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scary picture - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:34:00

good word - Nosila, 2008-09-10: 21:40:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: eh-qui-lie-bay-shen-ism

Sentence: Jen, a strict equilibationist, was a regular at the Salad and Cigar Bar down the street from her office. Each day after work she and her vegan friends would meet during happy hour for organic cocktails, free-range Buffalo Tofu and Celery Crisps.

Etymology: equilibrize: compensate for or counterbalance; make up or adjust for + libation: an alchoholic drink + -ism: a suffix that denotes a distinct system of beliefs, logic or social movement such as vegetarianism, veganism, consumerism, etc.

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Created by: notnaught

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: vej/eh/contrary/an

Sentence: Mary Mary was quite a strict vegecontrarian, either stuffing her face with fresh veggies or freshly rolled cigarettes, washed down with equal parts of spring water or vodka

Etymology: vegetarian + contrary (contrarian)

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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.

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Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: more I banned

Sentence: Denise was becoming paranoid due to her moribanned state - cigarettes and martini's had taken their toll. By way of compensation she had taken to a strictly ascetic dietary regime, and tried to remind herself of her fathers last words of advice: The more I banned, the more I ...

Etymology: From moribund, as in close to death

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I tried to cheapun it up this week, if you catch my drift ... - emdeejay, 2010-02-05: 08:29:00

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Created by: kearstin

Pronunciation: oh-ver-comm-pen-seat-rr

Sentence: I swear, Cindy is such an overcompenseater, she won't eat spinach "because it's green and [she] like, totally supports green things" but she drinks at least 6 midori sours every time we go out!!! What gives?

Etymology: over + compensate + eat

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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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