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DEFINITION: v., To finish your plate and eat all the food in front of you, even when not hungry. n., Compulsive over-consumption of food in order to relieve guilt.
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Guilttony
Created by: AlohaJo
Pronunciation: Guilt-ton-y.
Sentence: In an act of sheer guilttony, he ate all of his food. And his brother's. And his parent's. And his pet's...
Etymology: Guilt (from "guilt"), and tony (from "gluttony")
Gourmanthropy
Created by: Boomertoo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her gourmanthropy did not appear to give her any solace.
Etymology:
Ethiopig-out
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: E-the-oh-pig-out
Sentence: Darlene mindlessly began to mindlessly Ethiopig-out on the left over goulash after the dinner discussion turned to the starving children of Namibia.
Etymology: Ethiopia - a third world country reknown as a shoot location for "Save the children" infomercial shoots + Pig-out- to gorge oneself on food in the manner as would a pig.
Bullshitemia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: buhl shit eeee meee aah
Sentence: His bullshitemia increased his hunger whenever he saw starvation on the news.
Etymology: bulemia, bs
Gormanitarian
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gawr/man/i/tair/ee/uhn
Sentence: Joe, the ultimate gormanitarian, was quoted as saying, " I ate six helpings of everything for all the starving children in the world. God bless them and pass the leftover ham and potatoes."
Etymology: GORMANITARIAN - noun - from GORMANDIZE (to eat greedily, or ravenously) + HUMANITARIAN (having concern for and helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people)
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - vmalcolm, 2008-09-12: 07:37:00
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Gulpability
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: gulp/a/bill/i/tee
Sentence: Dave's gulpability was uncontested. He felt he had to finish every last drop of food or drink so that it would not go to waste - unfortunately it went to waist.
Etymology: culpability + gulp
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COMMENTS:
Big Gulpability an new 7-Eleven drink! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-12: 09:55:00
Very good word blend with wider application. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-14: 19:10:00
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Oversalvism
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: over-sal-vism
Sentence: having oversalvism may lead to psychological disorders
Etymology: The sensory perceptors creating over-zealous enzymes within the mouth triggering individual ideology.
Hooverize
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: WHO-vuhr-eyes
Sentence: Timmy The Beard returned from his sojourn in the deep woods and proceeded to HOOVERIZE every edible morsel placed before him.
Etymology: HOOVER-a popular brand of vacuum cleaner + suffix "IZE" = HOOVERIZE.
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COMMENTS:
I just came in at number twenty-five-I'm oh so happy and so glad to be alive. Everybody says i'm gonna get to the top....Life is so easy when your record's hot ! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-12: 15:28:00
Amazing. I zoomed up to #59 in like. 30 minutes.Go figure :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-12: 16:24:00
As long as he doesn't like to J.Edgar Hooverize...or as they sing in Monty Python's Lumberjack Song..."I cuts down trees, I wears high heels, suspenders and a bra, I wants to be a lady, just like my old Papa!: - Nosila, 2008-09-12: 22:33:00
Timmy the Beard. I think I dated him. :) - lumina, 2008-09-12: 22:49:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James