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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
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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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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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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Revengtable
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: revenge-table
Sentence:
Etymology: revenge + vegetable
Retrograze
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: REHT-troh-grayz
Sentence: Alex's attempt at retrograzing cow's brains proved unsuccessful--he was no smarter.
Etymology: retrograde (backwards) + graze
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COMMENTS:
no wonder he's cowed by his girlfriends - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:25:00
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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
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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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?
Comments:
- 2008-04-20: 02:43:00
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