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DEFINITION: v. To enjoy, or derive physical pleasure from, the eating of sweets and other sugared substances -- often leads to over-consumption. n. Pleasure derived from the consumption of sweets.
Verboticisms
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Glucoverdose
Created by: DoctorManhattan
Pronunciation: 'glü-'kO-v&r-"dOs
Sentence: "If you eat all those deep-fried Twinkies, you're going to glucoverdose."
Etymology: From Greek "gleukos" meaning "sweet wine" + from Old English "over" + from Greek and Latin "dosis" meaning "gift".
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COMMENTS:
Deep fried twinkies? That sounds good! - wordmeister, 2006-12-15: 17:25:00
I know. There was this restaurant in L.A. that would sell them, but every time we went there they were closed for one reason or another (family emergencies (heart attacks?), etc.) and then they finally closed permanently, so I never got a chance to try o - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:35:00
ne. By all reports, they were exquisite, though. Guess I'll have to try it myself one of these days. - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:36:00
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Sucroload
Created by: crazycarl
Pronunciation: Should probably be hyphenated, but that's not allowed.
Sentence: I didn't go to lunch today; I've just been sucroloading on this bag of oreos.
Etymology: Derived from carbo-load?
Grubricate
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Gruh - bri - kate
Sentence: She bought powder sugar and oil in order to grubricate.
Etymology: Unknown...
Sacchariate
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: sah-CARE-ee-ayt
Sentence: Jim could even sacchariate over pictures of pastries.
Etymology: saccharin + verbal ending
Candadict
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: can dad ict
Sentence: he ate so many sweets he was a candadict.
Etymology: from candy and addict.
Popukate
Created by: CrimsonAngel666
Pronunciation: pop-que-kate (like gate)
Sentence: I popukated those cookies waaaay too fast!
Etymology:
Delectavorus
Created by: Adamson
Pronunciation: Dey-lec-ta-vo-rous
Sentence: This donut is so delectavorus, I could eat a whole box.
Etymology: delectable+voraciousness.
Candyfob
Created by: long4fun
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She candyphobs everyday and also has problems with her stomach.
Etymology:
Caramuttony
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Frank always kept his cell phone out and 911 on speed dial in the candy aisle - just in case his caramuttony kicked in.
Etymology: From Caramel & Gluttony
Comments:
wyzowl - 2006-12-15: 01:28:00
Gluttony has made it so. Eating at any time in excess of your body needs is gluttony.
Fleury - 2006-12-15: 02:36:00
Yes, I used 'overindolcevita' for http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=kiss already. Sorry, but it just seemed so apt for this one as well.
i spelled my word wrong! how do i change it?
- 2006-12-15: 07:50:00
Hi Loosepeice, We are adding a VSEC (Verboticism Spelling, Editing and Correction) feature this weekend... ~ James
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:51:00
aw, someone already made "Gluephoria"...why can I never think of something original? It always seems like someone beats me to the punch...I guess I should get up earlier. :D
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:53:00
btw, There's no way to change/retract a word, is there?
Hi warped, Not yet... but soon! ~ James
Seems the early verb catches the worm voting wise, eh?
ArosaMike - 2006-12-17: 18:55:00
Woohoo! I made a 100% unique word :D Get in ;)
Works well as a noun, but as a verb...?
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