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Engrocered
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: engrossed
Sentence: "Lettuce Prey" intoned the minister. "It is so sad that a member of our flock has been engrocered in her vegetable garden.
Etymology: engross + grocery
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COMMENTS:
"Lettuce Prey" intoned the minister. "It is so sad that a member of our flock has been engrocered in her vegetable garden. - petaj, 2007-07-05: 02:58:00
Sigh - petaj, 2007-07-05: 02:58:00
"herd" you the first time - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:56:00
Can you rephrase that in grosser terms? - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 06:46:00
Why, I artichoke you, but I'm too busy munching on my freshly picked lettuce. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-05: 07:23:00
At least lettuce isn't as cucumbersome to manipulate grammatically. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:37:00
I love a gramma pie. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 02:18:00
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Victualvoracity
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Vick-tyoo-all-vohr-ass-it-tee
Sentence: The mad cow was stricken with a sudden wave of victualvoracity.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Got Milk? - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:14:00
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Dieeat
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: die + eat
Sentence: She never thinks about anything but food... she's on a dieeat.
Etymology: die + eat
Bullemina
Created by: bazngill
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She is such a bullemina
Etymology: bullemic
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COMMENTS:
roots in bullemic. - bazngill, 2007-07-08: 05:07:00
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Mcmorphicate
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: mac-morf-ee-kayt
Sentence: Because of their shared passion for fast food, Joan and Russ were mcmorphicated into two all-beef fatties.
Etymology: Mc(Donalds) + morph + masticate
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:23:00
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Retrograze
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: REHT-troh-grayz
Sentence: Alex's attempt at retrograzing cow's brains proved unsuccessful--he was no smarter.
Etymology: retrograde (backwards) + graze
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COMMENTS:
no wonder he's cowed by his girlfriends - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:25:00
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Supprising
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: sup-rie-zing
Sentence: according to the carrots, today was going to be the day of their glorious supprising
Etymology: supper, uprising, suprise
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COMMENTS:
Curious that it is the carrots. Everyone knows that brussel sprouts are revolting. - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:48:00
the pulses usually opt fpr appeasment - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:58:00
I didn't really hate brussel sprouts until I drank brussel-sprout-flavored soda, which was the nastiest thing I've ever tasted. And I've tasted cigarette ash. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:38:00
But are sprouts revolting in Brussels? - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 17:49:00
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Goldamut
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: gold-am-ut
Sentence: the rat was goldamutted
Etymology: konkani-english-hindi
Gerjimalstration
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: grrr-jeah-mal-stray-shun
Sentence: Gerjimalstration early warning signs include:change in skin tone, and cooked cabbage smelling flatulance.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Sounds tasty lol. watch out for the killer cabbage lol. - realnutty01, 2007-07-05: 17:44:00
IS that cabbage I smell? - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:17:00
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Figsation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: figg say shun
Sentence: She found it difficult to put words to her figsation. "Figs move me" she would state simply. And they did, regularly.
Etymology: fixation, figs.
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COMMENTS:
It made her meloncholy - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:49:00
but not meloncolic - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:57:00
and I bet her best friend was Prunella - they probably moved in the same circle - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 06:06:00
Did you know that diarrhea is a genetic condition? It runs in your jeans. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:48:00
I mean "genes." Damn you, puns that only really work spoken out loud! Hm...I wonder if there are any good puns based on homonyms instead of homophones, so that they only work when written, and not when spoken. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:49:00
jeans is much funnier - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00
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Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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