Verboticisms

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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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: 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: Kiki1234

Pronunciation: con-sum-i-food

Sentence: she never stops thinking about what she's eating, she's one of those consumifood people

Etymology: consume - I - food

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COMMENTS:

heehee - Kiki1234, 2007-07-09: 21:20:00

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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: Lapper

Pronunciation: in-VORS

Sentence: Jane's friends noted that she was invoresing; she had bought over twelve onion novelty items, and had eaten the same amount, in the past half hour.

Etymology: Inverse and -vore

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Created by: afireinside

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Her gluttonatomy was mostly made of junk food.

Etymology: gluttony+anatomy

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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: 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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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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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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