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Noshivation
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: nawsh-iv-ay-shun
Sentence: The forensics team determined that death by noshivation had taken place. When they found her body wrapped up in lettuce leaves it actually looked very comfy and cosy, despite the splatters of ranch salad dressing on the walls and floor.
Etymology: the state of being noshed or consumed
Gourmivated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gore/mi/vated
Sentence: He was totally gourmivated by food of any kind and his 438 pounds was a testament to this addiction.
Etymology: gourmet + captivated (consumed)
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COMMENTS:
I think that's what happened to the Galloping Gourmivator - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:22:00
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Supeter
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: sup-et-er
Sentence: He is too supeter.
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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Reverseconsumed
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
Supstaged
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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Muchersmuchemucheristics
Created by: newspapertragedy
Pronunciation: munch-ers-munch-ee-muncher-is-tics
Sentence: After Alic's carrote suffered from Muchersmuchemucheristics (MMM) she was consumed by what she was eating.
Etymology: I really like the word munch?
Dietphobic
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: DI-et-FOB-ik
Sentence: Jenny had become dietphobic at age thirteen, never realising that all the 'cool' girls were anorexic.
Etymology: diet - relating to one's intake of food phobic - the fear of an object or concept
Prosphorisized
Created by: eezycheez
Pronunciation: pros-for-i-sized
Sentence: Her food prosphorisized her.
Etymology:
Saladacious
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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Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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