Verboticisms

Created by: Starzie

Pronunciation: Munch-ology

Sentence: Ingrid studied Munchology in college and was constantly consumed by any food item that was put in front of her.

Etymology: Munchology: The engrossed studying of eating and thus one becomes consumed by food and eating anything.

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COMMENTS:

Shhhh.. don't tell anyone but I majored in Munchology too. - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:13:00

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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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Created by: bubbos

Pronunciation: Me-ta-mor-phi-gest

Sentence: With the new Hollywood diet, Sally eventually metamorphigested into air.

Etymology: Metamorphosis + digest

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Created by: mil2504

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: die + eat

Sentence: She never thinks about anything but food... she's on a dieeat.

Etymology: die + eat

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Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: aw-tuh-vĭt-oo-uh-mawr-fuh-sis

Sentence: Growing up his mother forced him to eat so many vegetables he was always afraid he would autovictuamorphosize into a turnip.

Etymology: < Gk autós (self) + victu (nourishment) + mórphōsis (to shape)

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COMMENTS:

Why is it that turnips are so inherently funny? Carrots and cabbage can make a good joke, but it's hard to make a bad joke if it has the word "turnip" in it. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:40:00

One of life's mysteries - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00

I dunno, I think rutabagas are funnier that turnips. And bok choy is a gut buster, no matter how you slice it. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:21:00

Artichokes are no laughing matter, however. - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 17:44:00

Purple artichokes can be, though. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-05: 19:45:00

However, it is better to be a turnip then a squash... just saying! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:10:00

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Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: in-VORS

Sentence: Jane's friends noted that she was invoresing; she had bought over twelve onion novelty items, and had eaten the same amount, in the past half hour.

Etymology: Inverse and -vore

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Created by: weyrlady

Pronunciation: wa-food-eat

Sentence: Sadly, Farmer Bob had already been whafoodeeted by the time the state troopers arrived on the scene.

Etymology: Ardent meat lovers have a saying when it comes to vegetables - "That's not food, that's what food eats!" It's always made me laugh, anyway.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: con/sum/ated

Sentence: After falling into a batch of boiling consomme, he became consommated.

Etymology: consume + consomme + ate

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COMMENTS:

Stock up on boullion...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 01:20:00

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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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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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