Verboticisms

Created by: annieb

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'm foodsessing again.

Etymology: from food and obsess, as in, you are so obsessed with your food, it consumes you

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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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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: 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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Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Con-soom-e-full

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: r-uh-v-er-s-kuhn-soo-mm-d

Sentence: Mary burst into tears as she realized that her rabbit had been reverseconsumed by the carrot she had given it.

Etymology: From the word reverse meaning opposite which comes from the latin root reversus meaning to turn back and the word consume meaning to eat or devour from the latin root consumere meaning to use up, eat or waste

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: suhp-STEYJD

Sentence: Joe knew he was supstaged the instant he climbed out of the cryo-chamber and came face to face with Floyd, the 800 year old man-eating turnip.

Etymology: sup + upstaged

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COMMENTS:

that must have been Purple Floyd, Pink's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 09:33:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈanˌθelm/

Sentence: After eating nothing but carrots for a week, the yellow tint of his skin betrayed the fact that he was slowly being anthelmed by them.

Etymology: From Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, who originally said "Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es," ("Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,") from which we get the phrase "You are what you eat."

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COMMENTS:

you're a very smart guy ErWenn - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:15:00

Would it decrease your opinion of my intelligence to learn that I only know this quote because it shows up at the beginning of every episode of Iron Chef? - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 21:37:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: salad/ay/shush

Sentence: It was embarassing watching her nibble on her carrot because her relationship with food was so saladacious!

Etymology: salacious (erotic) + salad I'm using the meaning for consumed to be captivated or engrossed

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COMMENTS:

gets my vote for the pearotic corntent alone - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 06:46:00

don't even get me started on the corn - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 10:46:00

Oil and vinegar wrestling turns me beet red. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:06:00

Oil and vinegar wrestling turns me beet red. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:07:00

suffrice to satay this tablestalk will keep you blushing - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:14:00

...But I rebeet myself - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:14:00

I like this one. It gets to stay in the hat. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:18:00

rebeetition is the pea to suckcess - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:41:00

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Created by: iamthesexcninon

Pronunciation: vick-tate-id

Sentence: After all these years of being told, "Eat your vegetables!" I stopped listening to my mother when the celery victated me.

Etymology: Victim, ate, eliminated

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