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Verboticisms
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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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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
Figsation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: figg say shun
Sentence: She found it difficult to put words to her figsation. "Figs move me" she would state simply. And they did, regularly.
Etymology: fixation, figs.
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COMMENTS:
It made her meloncholy - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:49:00
but not meloncolic - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:57:00
and I bet her best friend was Prunella - they probably moved in the same circle - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 06:06:00
Did you know that diarrhea is a genetic condition? It runs in your jeans. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:48:00
I mean "genes." Damn you, puns that only really work spoken out loud! Hm...I wonder if there are any good puns based on homonyms instead of homophones, so that they only work when written, and not when spoken. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:49:00
jeans is much funnier - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00
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Foodish
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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COMMENTS:
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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Revengtable
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: revenge-table
Sentence:
Etymology: revenge + vegetable
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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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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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
Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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