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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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Cutler
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: KUTT-lurr
Sentence: Richard was such a cutler that he once tried to eat popcorn with a knife and fork when we went to the cinema.
Etymology: cutlery - y, sounds like butler
Iltactillian
Created by: dogran
Pronunciation: IL-TACT-Il-IAN
Sentence: See Fred over there, He's Iltactillian, very unfortunate for his wife.
Etymology: tactile-touch + negative prefix + suffix
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.
Etymology: fiddled with + food + phobia
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)
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
Inessentialutensilization
Created by: maryamwebster
Pronunciation: in-e-ssen-shul-u-TEN-sil-i-zay-shun
Sentence: "Mark exhibited inessentialutensilization when he used his cavir fork to consume the gummy bears."
Etymology: Inessential, meaning not necessary, utensil meaning eating implements and the -ization meaning to utilize.
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
Forkitude
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: fawrk-ih-tood
Sentence: Despite all the gawking and weird looks she ate her 3 scoop ice cream cone with confident forkitude and unwavering courage.
Etymology: fork + fortitude
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:16:00
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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)
Comments:
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.
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.
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
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James