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DEFINITION: v., To eat a strictly regulated diet in order to compensate for a complete lack of control when it comes to drinking. n., A smoker and drinker who becomes a vegan in order to "reverse the damage".
Verboticisms
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Schlubstitution
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: shlub - sti - too -shun
Sentence: The now-infamous Thanksgiving "tofurkey" incident became the call to address Margot's insane desire to impose her twisted dietary schlubstitutions on her friends.
Etymology: schlub (a boorish person) + [sub]stitution
Compensevegetariman
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Com-pensi-veja-tary-iman
Sentence: Worried about his excessive drinking and smoking, Delbert severely altered his diet, becoming a compensevegetariman.
Etymology: Compensate + vegetarian
Alcorexic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: al coh erk sik
Sentence: al was a 22 stone alcorexic, drank beer, wine, gin, vodka and anything they gave out for half price during the happy hour. he ate only aspirin.
Etymology: alocholic, anorexic
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COMMENTS:
scary picture - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:34:00
good word - Nosila, 2008-09-10: 21:40:00
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Artichoker
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Arti-cho-ker
Sentence: Lucinda fumbled around the bottom of her handbag for a matchbox, gasping for a light. Striking the match she lit the end of the celery stick drawing a deep drag from it. The uncontrollable hacking that accompanied being an artichoker must surely have it's benefits?
Etymology:
Crashfasting
Created by: grllkme
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I always end up crashfasting after Thanksgiving.
Etymology:
Deadrat
Created by: deadrat
Pronunciation: day-drat
Sentence: It was obvious Jodie was deadrating because she chased her vegan burger with thee whiskey and a cigarette.
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Veganaholic
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: VEE-Gan-A-Hall-IK
Sentence: John is a veganaholic to make up for his raging alcoholism.
Etymology: contraction of vegan + a(lco)holic
Lushtritionist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lush/trish-uh/ist
Sentence: Amy converted to a very strict high protein and vegetable diet to counter attack her litre a day tequila lunches.
Etymology: lush + nutritionist
Vegecontrarian
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: vej/eh/contrary/an
Sentence: Heather was a strict vegecontrarian, either stuffing her face with fresh veggies or freshly rolled cigarettes, washed down with equal parts of spring water or vodka.
Etymology: vegetarian + contrary (contrarian)
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COMMENTS:
Tobacco and fermented fruit are two of my staples. Great word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-10: 08:31:00
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Dietchotomy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dīetkätəmē
Sentence: Though Jim decided to ”clean up” what he was eating he found it impossible to give up cigarettes. It created quite a dietchotomy in his life.
Etymology: diet (a special course of food to which one restricts oneself) + dichotomy (a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! And if you haven't noticed yet, let me tell you -- it's "Food Week" at Verbotomy ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-10: 08:45:00
I went to school with people like this.
I used to be a person like this, but I have given up on the vegetables. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James