Verboticism: Asweetic

DEFINITION: v. To follow a diet with such rigor and fervor that it consumes all your energy, and throws everything, even your desserts, out of proportion. n. A person who thinks too much about what they eat.
Asweetic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: a-swee-tic
Sentence: Marilyn was an asweetic, especially during Lent. She practiced self-denial to a fault when it came to desserts, however, she did have a weakness for pork rinds.
Etymology: ascetic: to practice self-denial and austerity, especially for spiritual self-improvement + sweet: another word for dessert
Points: 593
Comments: Asweetic
mweinmann - 2009-08-17: 15:47:00
easy to say but difficult to do!
hyperborean - 2013-09-25: 22:46:00
Good word. Got my vote.