Verboticisms

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: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: vej ah tah bee ing

Sentence:

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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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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: food-ish

Sentence: My son has an artichoke foodish. He arranges the leaves on his plate in a lovely flower pattern prior to eating them.

Etymology: fetish, food

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Didn't I submit this word a long time ago? http://verbotomy.com/verbottle.php?jargonism_id=4112 - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:44:00

Wow. You sure did! I guess it only picks up duplicates from the day's word? Hey, you got 29 pts for it. I didn't get any :( Sorry 'bout that ErWenn. I'll try to think of something else. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-05: 13:53:00

OK - changed. Hope no one already did this one, you can only change your word once now. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-05: 14:24:00

What's the big deal? We don't own these things. A couple of weeks ago I used 'youthanasia' on the Monday and somebody used the same word for the Thursday puzzle of the same week. I'm 100% sure it was innocently done then and also here. - Stevenson0, 2007-07-05: 20:42:00

I wasn't actually offended that you picked the same word. Just surprised. In fact, I had to go look it up to make sure that it wasn't somebody else who came up with that word. I didn't expect you to change your word. Also, since my word was "grubsess" and yours was "grubsessed," I don't think the automatic thingy would catch it anyway. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 21:39:00

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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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Created by: katrina

Pronunciation: fa-gil-ion

Sentence: I was fadilioned by my apple

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

i like this word - katrina, 2007-07-07: 17:02:00

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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: 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: 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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Created by: afireinside

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Her gluttonatomy was mostly made of junk food.

Etymology: gluttony+anatomy

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