Verboticisms

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.

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Created by: amysmiles2000

Pronunciation: grrr-jeah-mal-stray-shun

Sentence: Gerjimalstration early warning signs include:change in skin tone, and cooked cabbage smelling flatulance.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Sounds tasty lol. watch out for the killer cabbage lol. - realnutty01, 2007-07-05: 17:44:00

IS that cabbage I smell? - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:17:00

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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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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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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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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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Created by: bubbos

Pronunciation: Me-ta-mor-phi-gest

Sentence: With the new Hollywood diet, Sally eventually metamorphigested into air.

Etymology: Metamorphosis + digest

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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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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

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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

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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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