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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a bauble, article of clothing, or major appliance, in order to alleviate anxiety or other psychological stress. Often leads to overspending. n. An item which has been purchased to fill an emotional void.

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Buypolar: /by pol ar/ Wendy had trouble right after Christmas in not shopping. Although half-price or less, her non-essential purchases were of a buypolar nature and as a result, Wendy always completed next year’s Christmas shopping by January 5th of that year. Of course finding the items or remembering who they were for was the next big challenge. Etymology: Buy (purchase,acquire) & bipolar (of or relating to manic depressive illness)

Created by: Nosila.

Anaesdebtic: /an-ess-det-ic/ Clare always shopped frenziedly after a coffee morning with ‘the girls’. How they earned six figures, raised children, coordinated charitable fund-raisers, (and their outfits) without ever passing through puberty puzzled Clare. Could the hollow emptiness of her inadequacy be filled with shoes? Luckily, the anaesdebtic would soon kick in. Etymology: anaesthetic + debt Created by: Carla.

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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.

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Unfatuation: /unføtʃəweɪʃən/ When it comes to dieting Harold has an unfatuation. He spends so much time trimming fat from his meat he barely has time to eat. Etymology: un (not) + fat (a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies) + infatuation (be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for) Created by: artr.

Fatanic: /fat-an-ic/ Myrtle’s friends were concerned by her fatanicism. She spent longer reading the dietary information printed on food packaging than she did consuming the contents. Myrtle resisted their suggestions that her behaviour was fatanical – she preferred to describe it as a complumpsion. Etymology: fat + fanatic (a person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm) / Wordplay on Satanic Created by: Carla.

Carbohydraniac: /kar bo hy dray nee ak/ Jenny had become such a carbohydraniac after all her many diets, that she avoided carbs like the plague. Over the years she had tried Dr.Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach, Scarsdale and every other popular diet plan. She finally developed her own program and Ms. Craig is now wealthy like those other diet’s designers. It is good to find a method to lose weight…it is even better to find one that allows you to get rich by helping others lose weight! Etymology: Carbohydrate (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain;) & Maniac (an insane person)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To engage in conversation while using a technical device, like a TV or computer, to keep you sharp, in case the discussion gets dull. n. A two-way conversation which is technically one-sided.

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Gadchat: /gaj-chat/ Tim was inseparable from his gadgets. He could not put them down, even to talk to his nearest and dearest. As a result of bitter experience, his family would try to impart important information only during gaps in the gadchat (channel changes, game loading). Yet Tim invariably forgot – or never knew – much of what he had been told. Etymology: gad (to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another) + chat. Wordplay on ‘gadget’. Created by: Carla.

Oneversation: /won ver say shun/ Sally knew that a conversation with Leonard was impossible due to his dependence on tecnical toys, so it would have to be another oneversation. They no longer had exchanges, they had x-boxchanges. They didn’t dialogue, they monologued. Even their lovelife was virtual…virtually non-existant. She needed a real man to fill the droid-void of her present partner. Maybe she should try e-harmony??? Etymology: One (single, alone) & Conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)

Created by: Nosila.

Nonversation: /nänvərsāshən/ If Bill is on the computer or the TV is on Sally can count on a lively nonversation. Etymology: non (not) + conversation (the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: v. To return to the gym after a long layoff to discover that your muscles may be weak, but that your sweat is still strong. n. A person whose sweat is stronger than their muscles.

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Perspirastrong: /purs per ay strong/ When Harry retured to the gym, he attacked the equipment with gusto. He figured if he worked out vigorously, he could shed weight twice as fast. The only thing Harry managed to do was sweat twice as much. In fact he was a perspirastrong…of perspihurculean proportions. Sadly, they just don’t make deodorants that strong… Etymology: Perspiration (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands) & Strong(having strength or power greater than average or expected) Created by: Nosila.

Gymnastinks: /jimnastinks/ Harry returned his athletic club after a sizable hiatus. His gymnastinks made it clear that he would have all the room he needed. Etymology: gymnastics (exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination) + stink (a strong unpleasant smell) Created by: artr.

Sudorifeeble: /soo-door-if-eeb-ul/ The personal trainers smirked to each other as yet another sudorifeeble walked through the gym doors in early January. Full of optimistic resolution, the dolts would sign up to a year’s membership. But their feeble exercise attempts would only exert their sudoriferous glands. Etymology: sudoriferous (bearing or secreting sweat) + feeble Created by: Carla.

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DEFINITION: v. To share information without understanding the difference between what should be public, and what others consider to be private. n. A person who doesn’t know what not to say.

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Dimwitter: /dim-wit-uh/ Luckily, Lucy’s friends now knew that she was an incorrigible dimwitter. Ever since Lucy had announced Beatrice’s chlamydia to the neighbours, no-one shared their confidences with her. Etymology: dimwit + witter (to chatter or babble pointlessly) Created by: Carla.

Indiscreech: /in dis skreetch/ When they met, she thought he was cute and charming. After they had gotten to know each other in the biblical sense, she found out later he had been indiscreech with his buddies playing golf. When they leered at her and made lurid comments, she knew she had to dump him quickly, as golfers don’t get better with age or die gracefully. They just lose their balls or get a hole-in-one! Etymology: Indiscreet (lacking discretion; injudicious;not marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;not heedful of potential consequences)& Screech (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry) Created by: Nosila.

Censorchip: /sensərchip/ Candy believes in freedom of speech however with her boyfriend Charles, censorchip is required. She would love to have a censorchip planted deep in his brain to keep him from blurting out things she told him in private. Etymology: censor (scrutinize, revise, or cut unacceptable parts from a book, movie, etc.) + chip (a tiny wafer of semiconducting material used to make an integrated circuit) Created by: artr.

Blabsationism: /Hi facebook blabsationism cost him the job/ Etymology: blab – to spill the beans
sationism- information for shock effect or prurient intestest Created by: nancyblue.

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