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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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Fingcutler

Created by: Roosje

Pronunciation:

Sentence: As the fingcutler enjoyed his large portion of Bejing duck, the family marched along half of the whole Chinese wall.

Etymology: fingers + cutlery

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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

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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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Finigast

Created by: Nonverbal

Pronunciation: fini gast

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Etymology: finicky gastronome

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Digitaintophobia

Created by: tehbeks

Pronunciation: [dɪdɜɪtəntəfoubijə]

Sentence: His digitaintophobia was so bad he would faint at the sight of mixed nuts on a bar.

Etymology: digit-taint-phobia from latin and greek

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Cutlerextremist

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kut ler ex tree mist

Sentence: Freddy was a cutlerextremist. He never used his fingers but only used cutlery to eat all his food. Mona his girlfriend could put up with a lot, but she drew the line when he brought his silverware to eat popcorn at the movie house!

Etymology: Cutlery (silverware, eating utensils) & Extremist (a person who holds extreme views)

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Utensilizer

Created by: fourgirls

Pronunciation: Ū-tĕn-sĭl-īzĕr

Sentence: Look at Craig. After graduating from finishing school, he can't seem to stop himself from utensilizing his potato wedges.

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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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Mannanipulate

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: ma-nuh-nip-yuh layt

Sentence: Bill was mannanipulative with his food. He was utensilly compulsive and needed to have his food on a plate with dividers so his different foods couldn't come into contact with each other.

Etymology: manna + manipulate

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COMMENTS:

so if he ate a banana he would be bananamannanipulative - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 15:12:00

Apart from being "utensilly," Bill seems to be a bit ueightsilly! Nice blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:34:00

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Squeamdish

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: squeem/dish

Sentence: A squeamdish person will always use utensils while preparing or eating food. People who criticize this eating disorder are know as dishrags.

Etymology: squeamish + dish

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COMMENTS:

Your squeamdish person sounds like they might need utensive care. Excellent word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 09:59:00

Beware of dishrags: they'll "knife" you! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:35:00

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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