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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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Candadict
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: can dad ict
Sentence: he ate so many sweets he was a candadict.
Etymology: from candy and addict.
Gorgify
Created by: Rocky
Pronunciation: gorj|I|fy
Sentence: Larry's hair turns green and he experiences epileptic tremors when he is sufficiently gorgified.
Etymology: Gorge | Satisfy
Sucromania
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: SOO-krow-MAYN-ee-ah
Sentence: He had been diagnosed with sucromania as a young boy, and had never really recovered.
Etymology: sucro - from the common sugar, sucrose mania - an obsession beyond all reason
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COMMENTS:
- Guthlaf1, 2006-12-16: 01:08:00
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Sugagism
Created by: kingb
Pronunciation: sjoogaagism
Sentence: Such a shame of that sugagism....
Etymology: Derives from sugar and of diseases, which often end with "ism's". meaning: Liking sweets like crazy!
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
Honeyhorse
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: hun/ee/hors
Sentence: As the "honeyhorse" looked over the big buffet of bonbons before him, he began chomping at the bit in eager anticipation of which one to devour first.
Etymology: honey: a sweet substance + horse: as in eat like a horse
Compulsumption
Created by: Auxilizz
Pronunciation:
Sentence: They were obsereved in compulsuming whatever on the table that evening.
Etymology: = compulsive consumption; verb: to compulsume; noun: compulsumption.
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COMMENTS:
Don't you mean compulsuming? To compulsume would be the verb... no? - thedreness, 2006-12-15: 03:03:00
Thanks, you are right. Edited. - Auxilizz, 2006-12-15: 06:13:00
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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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