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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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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
Anasocialism
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ænəˈsoʊʃḷˌzṃ/
Sentence: Etymologically, "anasocialism" refers to any social norm or etiquette used in the wrong situation, but it is strongly associated the Society for Creative Anasocialism, and so it is rarely used to describe anything but the use of high-class table manners for eating low-class food.
Etymology: ana- + social + -ism
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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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
Silverwhore
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sil-vur-hore
Sentence: It was true that Joe was a silverwhore, but using forkplay on his pizza slices and toast ultimately led to him shedding 10 pounds.
Etymology: silverware, whore
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COMMENTS:
You caught me. I've used forkplay on a pizza before. Funny word Purp! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 10:03:00
Don't be ashamed, I did that yesterday to a messy pizza, then I threw caution to the wind and grabbed it by the crust. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-09: 15:25:00
and it made his culinary experience so much more satisfying - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:21:00
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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
Steriliphobe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Steri-luh-fobe
Sentence: Overly concerned about germs on his food, Jerome became a steriliphobe
Etymology: Sterile - phobia
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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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