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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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Chipokilofodder
Created by: realnutty01
Pronunciation: chip-o-kilo-fodder
Sentence: A potatoe farmer became "chipokilofodder" after trying the local fish and chip shop.
Etymology: growing potatoes and eating them is not a good idea.They will bite back.
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COMMENTS:
And I have a craving for fish and chips.. now I have some reservations! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:11:00
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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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Victualvoracity
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Vick-tyoo-all-vohr-ass-it-tee
Sentence: The mad cow was stricken with a sudden wave of victualvoracity.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Got Milk? - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:14:00
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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
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.
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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Supprising
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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Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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