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DEFINITION: n. That sinking feeling you get when you realize that you will be shedding your winter coat, before you can possibly shed the extra layer of insulation (i.e. fat) that you gained over the winter. v. To worry about your weight.
Verboticisms
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Thinfatuated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θinfachoōātd
Sentence: Like many people do at this time of year, Kim is thinfatuated with how she will look when it comes time to head for the beach. You might even say she has a blobsession, fretting over every bite she takes. She doesn*t have much time to get rid of her Winter sinsulation.
Etymology: thin (make or become smaller in width or thickness) + infatuated (be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for)
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COMMENTS:
thimply thinful word - Nosila, 2010-03-18: 00:18:00
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Autoblubiphobia
Created by: buck180
Pronunciation: aw/tow/blub/uh/FOE/bee/yah
Sentence: Looking in the mirror Susan realized that she'd never lose her excess winter weight before beach season. It was at that precise moment that her autoblubiphobia kicked in causing her to cringe and despise her perfect size 6 frame.
Etymology: A combining of: The prefix AUTO - pertaining to self. BLUBBER - whale fat. And the Latin suffix PHOBIA - an irrational fear.
Titanicattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ty/tan/ic/a/tac
Sentence: Tiffany had a titanicattack when she tried to teeter totter with Tony and they tumbled due to her tubbiness
Etymology: titanic (massive and likely to sink) + panic attack
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COMMENTS:
Looks like those alliterattacks are catching! - petaj, 2007-03-01: 05:07:00
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Lardistress
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: lar dih stress
Sentence: "Lardistress" means that sinking feeling you get when you realize you will be shedding your winter coat before you can possibly shed the fat you gained over the holidays.
Etymology: From the Old Norman "chubummer."
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COMMENTS:
wow! It means EXACTLY that! you got my vote for the sterling sentence~ - Alchemist, 2007-03-01: 00:26:00
It's ironic that all that lard would actually make one more buoyant literally, but not figuratively. Not to mention the negative effect on the figure. - petaj, 2007-03-01: 05:04:00
Thanks, Alchemist. It's the sort of thing one can only get away with once, though. :) - Osomatic, 2007-03-01: 14:26:00
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Fatulation
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: fatch-you-lay-shun
Sentence: When someone has flatulation and fatulation too, i don't know which is worse: tolerating the stench or listening to then complain about being overweight.
Etymology: from fat + flatulation a literal "sinking feeling"
Blubberization
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The blubberization he was feeling when he saw that extra 200 lbs was overwhelming. Maybe cut out the side of a cow every other day?
Etymology:
Fatxiety
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Fat-Zi-Ity
Sentence: faxiety is the leading cause of depression in the spring months.
Etymology: Fat+ (an)xiety
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COMMENTS:
This is good, in fact I am a bit fatxious right now.. - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 09:06:00
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Flabberession
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: flab-ber-er-shun
Sentence: After flabbernating all winter long, William was so flabbergasted went he stepped on the scale, that he immediately fell into a state of deep flabberession.
Etymology: flab + flabbergast + depression
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COMMENTS:
Erm, your pronunciation and sentence use don't match your word...flabulous idea though... - Discoveria, 2007-02-28: 13:37:00
I keep changing the spelling. I think this is it... - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 13:43:00
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Fatblues
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: Fatt/bloos
Sentence: I don't feel like going out tonight, I have the fatblues going on.
Etymology: fat + blues (depression)
Hibernationshock
Created by: cheetah
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Aunt Junipher experiences a depressing state of hibernationshock during the bikini sales each spring.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - ErWenn, 2007-02-28: 11:57:00
me too! - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 13:01:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James