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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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Putensillanimous
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: pyoo-tehn-suh-lan-uh-muhs
Sentence: When Elaine grabbed a fried mozarella stick off the sampler plate without using the fork Jerry had set on it, Jerry slapped her hand and squeeled like a small girl. "Jerry, you're such a putensillanimous little twit!" she replied before licking all his silverware.
Etymology: pusillanimous, utensil
Utensify
Created by: Daneslarue
Pronunciation: Yoo-Ten-Siff-Aye
Sentence: I find it quite irritating when people utensify pieces of candy.
Etymology: From Utensil
Steriliphobe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Steri-luh-fobe
Sentence: Overly concerned about germs on his food, Jerome became a steriliphobe
Etymology: Sterile - phobia
Silverwaristocrat
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: sil ver wayr ISS toe crat
Sentence: He was a silverwaristocrat like his father before him. Not only was he born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he insisted on being fed with it as soon as he was offered solid food. His first sentence was, "Eww, no touch my food!"
Etymology: silverware + aristocrat
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COMMENTS:
Unforkettable! - Nosila, 2010-02-04: 23:54:00
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Eferable
Created by: lalaland
Pronunciation: Ee-fear-able
Sentence: Marcus put the hamburger down on the plate with tongs so no one could touch it. Then he took his knife and fork to cut up the hamburger.
Etymology: Greek. Started in the 1900's.
Analutensive
Created by: ScrabbledEgg
Pronunciation: AY-nuhl-yoo-TEHN-siv
Sentence: He was so analutensive, he brought out his own sterile pack of silverware at the Ethiopian restaurant, where he was meeting his fiance's parents for the first time. Soon thereafter, his embarrassed fiance ripped him a new one, and the next day he underwent cutlerectal surgery. (cutlery + colorectal)
Etymology: anal-retentive + utensil
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COMMENTS:
You got to the BOTTOM of things Scrab! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 09:54:00
very clarsey - rikboyee, 2007-10-09: 19:13:00
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Handsfreater
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: Hands-Free-Ter
Sentence: I never knew John was a Handsfreater until i saw him eat a choclate bar with a knife and fork.
Etymology: Contraction of Hands Free Eater
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. Fiddledfoodphobia is a strange, but very common ailment of wash-my-hands-every-three-minutes people.
Etymology: fiddled with + food + phobia
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.
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