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'Ewhh! You're eating chocolate-covered ants with a knife and fork!?'

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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Utensilitis

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: yew-ten-sil-EYE-tis

Sentence: Webster has an odd fixation his friends have labled utensilitis, wherein he feels compelled to use utensils to eat all manner of food to avoid eating anything touched by human hands, even his own.

Etymology: Blend of 'utensil' and the suffix 'itis' (humorous - Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases)

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Cutlerivore

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: kut-le-REE-voor

Sentence: When Bob's cobbers saw him hoe into his tucker - a hamburger with the lot -with the silverware, they sat there like stunned mullets. And Roxie gave Doc Howlong a tingle to come and see what was up with Bob. On being told that Bob may have a touch of the barcoo rot, Roxie chucked a wobbly, thinking that Bob was a goner about to tumble off the twig at any tick of the clock. But in the end, it was decided that Bob was simply a cutlerivore, and that Roxie's only real worry would be the "elliot ness".

Etymology: Blend of cutlery & vore: one who will touch and eat food only with cutlery. (not one who eats cutlery: consider philanderer!)

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COMMENTS:

Funny one OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 09:52:00

good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 15:13:00

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Utensillious

Created by: Brett

Pronunciation:

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Paralytidigitation

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: para-lit-a-dij-eh-TAY-shun

Sentence: Peter's paralytidigitation was nearly debilitating. Were it not for his utensilization he would not be able to feed himself. Now all he had to do was to get over his creeping fear of the machines that prepared his food. utensilization = using utensils to eat

Etymology: Paralyize + digit + -ation. I first encountered this watching people eat from the buffet on cruise ships.

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Implementill

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: im plem ent ill

Sentence: George's insistance on eating all his foods with a knife, spoon and/or fork was considered instrumentill by his friends. His phobia about not touching his food was especially painful to watch when he ate popcorn, chocolate bars and mixed nuts.

Etymology: Implement (utensil,piece of equipment used as a means to an effect)&Ill (sick;not well;unfavourable;with disapproval) - WordPlay on instrumental (serving or acting as a means or aid)

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Incophalangist

Created by: deaninc

Pronunciation: in-ko-fo-lan-jest

Sentence: he's the incopholangist

Etymology: phalangy pertains to fingers, the prefix -co- refers to being against ones order, and -in- carries the negative

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Utensiliferation

Created by: egyptodd

Pronunciation: you-ten-sil-if-ehr-ay-shun

Sentence: Though it saves you from grease accidents when eating pizza, utensiliferation can cause arthritis and cramping.

Etymology: utensil + proliferation

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Fretiquette

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: fret ik eht

Sentence: His fretiquette derived from a summer camp where as a child he saw a cook with the personal hygiene of an epidemic.

Etymology: fret etiquette

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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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Utensify

Created by: Daneslarue

Pronunciation: Yoo-Ten-Siff-Aye

Sentence: I find it quite irritating when people utensify pieces of candy.

Etymology: From Utensil

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-09: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

remistram - 2007-10-09: 09:59:00
I actually got the idea from a Seinfeld episode, the one where Elaine witnesses her boss Mr. Pitt eating a Snickers bar with a knife & fork.

MrDave2176 MrDave2176 - 2007-10-09: 10:53:00
I saw this in action on cruise ships with people who refused to eat from the buffet because all those dirty people" had touched the food.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-10-09: 23:22:00
I was thinking of using a chocolate bar in the comic, but then I remembered this girl from grade school who ate ants. Of course, she used her fingers. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-02-04: 00:14:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James