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Vegetabeing
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: vej ah tah bee ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
Anthelme
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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Victated
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
Cannedibalism
Created by: MisUndrstd
Pronunciation: Kan-ed-i-bal-ism
Sentence: When I started the job as a stocker in the canned foods section at Wal-Mart I didn't realize I would fall victim to an ancient roughage ritual called Cannedibalism
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Best thing about cannedibalism is you take it with you for those long flights over the Andes. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:19:00
The best thing about Andes is the cool minty center. Looks like you have done well with this one, LilMis. WTG! - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:28:00
Arn't we all a bit cannedibalistic lol. Liking this word. Wtg Lil good site. - realnutty01, 2007-07-05: 17:46:00
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Swallomein
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Swal-low-mane
Sentence: It is a weird and rare phenomenon, to be swallomeined, of course it does have benefits... cannibalism has never been more popular, or tasty!
Etymology: Swallow (to consume) + lo mein (a common Chinese food dish)
Autovictuamorphosis
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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Wafoodeet
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.
Vegerized
Created by: surdut
Pronunciation:
Sentence: OBITUARY:The gardener was found vegerized after the revolt in the community garden. Fed up with her relentless squeezing, touching and pillaging, the greens, beans and tomatoes attacked, leaving nothing but her bones. In lieu of flowers, please donate organic fertilizer to your politician of choice.
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Munchology
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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Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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