Verboticisms

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

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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.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dijittrepidāshən

Sentence: Rob has a bad case of digitrepidation. He fears the sight of fingers. If he had his way everybody would be required to wear mittens like he does. Even the mention of finger food gives him the heebie-jeebies.

Etymology: digit (a finger (including the thumb) or toe) + trepidation (a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen)

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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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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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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: fing-er-prood

Sentence: Everyone at the bar stared at the fingerprude who asked for cutlery to eat her buffalo wings, celery and dip. "I just did my hair, nails and makeup and I don't want to look silly," she told them.

Etymology: wordplay on finger food-- prude: a person excessively concerned about propriety or decorum

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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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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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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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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: tool fool

Sentence: Ray Rachael was always peeved when Gordon toolfooled everything he ate, even when it was a liquid that should just be sipped

Etymology: tool: utensil + fool (stupid, ignorant)

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