Verboticism: Fretiquette
DEFINITION: v., To use a knife and fork to eat foods like hamburgers, pizza, or pigeon wings, which are customarily consumed using one's hands. n., A person who is afraid to eat food touched by human hands.
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Steriliphobe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Steri-luh-fobe
Sentence: Overly concerned about germs on his food, Jerome became a steriliphobe
Etymology: Sterile - phobia
Toolfool
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: tool fool
Sentence: Ray Rachael was always peeved when Gordon toolfooled everything he ate, even when it was a liquid that should just be sipped
Etymology: tool: utensil + fool (stupid, ignorant)
Hypercutlerize
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: hi per cut ler aiz
Sentence: It was always fun to nudge him because when Doug ate popcorn he tended to hypercutlerize and use a fork.
Etymology: hyper + cutlery
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COMMENTS:
forkenstein - Nosila, 2010-02-04: 23:55:00
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Cutlerextremist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kut ler ex tree mist
Sentence: Freddy was a cutlerextremist. He never used his fingers but only used cutlery to eat all his food. Mona his girlfriend could put up with a lot, but she drew the line when he brought his silverware to eat popcorn at the movie house!
Etymology: Cutlery (silverware, eating utensils) & Extremist (a person who holds extreme views)
Cutleridiculous
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuht-luh-ree-dik-yuh-luhs
Sentence: Hugo has a problem with getting anything on his hands. He washes them at least 10 times a day, more often if he happens to touch something icky. When he eats he becomes cutleridiculous, never allowing any food to touch his hands.
Etymology: cutlery (utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food) ridiculous (stupid, funny)
Fiddledfoodphobia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fid/dled/food/pho/bia
Sentence: Amy's two afflictions, repulskin and fiddledfoodphobia drove her boyfirend crazy. She couldn't eat at a restaurant unless she visited the kitchen to ensure all the cooks were wearing rubber gloves. Fiddledfoodphobia is a strange, but very common ailment of wash-my-hands-every-three-minutes people.
Etymology: fiddled with + food + phobia
Putensillanimous
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: pyoo-tehn-suh-lan-uh-muhs
Sentence: When Elaine grabbed a fried mozarella stick off the sampler plate without using the fork Jerry had set on it, Jerry slapped her hand and squeeled like a small girl. "Jerry, you're such a putensillanimous little twit!" she replied before licking all his silverware.
Etymology: pusillanimous, utensil
Digitrepidation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dijittrepidāshən
Sentence: Rob has a bad case of digitrepidation. He fears the sight of fingers. If he had his way everybody would be required to wear mittens like he does. Even the mention of finger food gives him the heebie-jeebies.
Etymology: digit (a finger (including the thumb) or toe) + trepidation (a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen)
Cutleery
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: cut + leer + ee
Sentence: Even though "cutleery" is an adjective, it can be used to describe someone who uses a knife and fork to eat hamburgers, pizza or &etc.
Etymology: cutlery + leery
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COMMENTS:
so many good words today - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:20:00
I not sure if he'll be able to cut the mustard! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:31:00
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