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'I know it's loaded with calories...'

DEFINITION: n. Any highly-processed food or beverage in which the natural ingredients have been removed and replaced with artificial flavors and additives. v. To consume food products laced with synthetic sweeteners, imitation flavors, and other carcinogens.

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Hollowgramcrackers

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: haul/oh/gram/crak/urs

Sentence: Whenever Sally got the urge to binge she would reach for the hollowgramcrackers which promised great taste and if you turned in just the right direction any extra weight would magically disappear.

Etymology: hollow + hologram + graham crackers

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COMMENTS:

GlobalGallery Classic! LOL - GlobalGallery, 2009-01-29: 06:52:00

Distortion in 3D....doesn't get any easier than that! - Mustang, 2009-01-29: 07:45:00

great choices for your etymology - silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:27:00

And then there are the hallowedgramcrackers which you can eat and receive forgiveness for eating... - readerwriter, 2009-01-29: 11:27:00

holy **** reader - never thought of that - enlightening - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-29: 11:52:00

And if you tried to stop eating them, you'd have to hallowed wean them! - Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:45:00

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Schnoggit

Created by: Bionica

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Cornfakes

GlobalGallery

Created by: GlobalGallery

Pronunciation: korn - fayks

Sentence: Willie was up at dawn to log on as his Dwarf Troll avatar in the online world of Demon-Realm. He had no real friends so he immersed himself in an artificial reality as often as he could. He liked a bowl of Cornfakes in the morning. The flavour burst of acesulfame-K and the crunchy goodness of butylated hydroxytoluene gave him the energy for hours of unbridled slaying.

Etymology: 1.cornflakes - a popular cereal made by Kellogs 2.fakes - goods that are not genuine.

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very tasty! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-29: 06:46:00

I saw the Cornfakes beside the Raisin Banned Flakes, Mice Krispies and Loco Puffs at Safeway! - Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:50:00

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Nutrideficient

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: new-treh-de-FISH-unt

Sentence: Filbert was in complete denial about the 'power drink' he consumed daily, thinking it was packed with added vitamins, minerals and nutriments but it was in fact, totally nutrideficient.

Etymology: Blend of 'nutrition' (beneficial attribute of food) and 'deficient' (in short supply-absent)

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Vitaminogen

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: veye-tuh-min-o-jen

Sentence: "All I gotta do is pop this here vitaminogen into some water, stir 'er, and I'll be all set for the day. Forget the gatorade and microwave dinners. This here is the best thing since sliced bread," exclaimed Bobby Joe.

Etymology: vitamin (n.organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining good health; n.nutritional supplement) carcinogen (cancer causing agent)

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Eatitives

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: eet it ivs

Sentence: Freddy only consumed foods laced with eatitives. He believed that lots of long names in ingredients were healthy for him and powered up his energy and nutrition count.

Etymology: Eat (to consume) & Additives (things added to foods to enhance flavour, shelf life, colour and desirability)

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Synthecider

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sin theh seye dur

Sentence: After fourteen pints of synthecider he was peckish when he got home, so he fired up the microwave and added one of the new meals with food flavouring, before settling down for a video and a cuddle with inflatable Isabelle.

Etymology: synthesizer cider

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Great sentence! Will long remember "food flavoring" - silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:25:00

fun to say - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-29: 09:44:00

Sintheresting word!! - Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:41:00

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Badditive

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bad it tiv

Sentence: Sidney ate processed foods everyday and was concerned that they had all had a badditive component to them. His first clue should have been in some of their brand names:E-Cola, Tinned Salmon Ella and Canned Ptomainetoes...

Etymology: Bad (not good, not safe nor edible) & Additive (something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)

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Niltritious

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nil-trish-uhs

Sentence: After years of eating "junk food", Jerry has decides to turn his eating habits around. Now if he is hungry between meals he will reach for a health bar and an energy drink instead of a bag of chips and a soda. His diet is still niltritous but he at least he FEELS better about it.

Etymology: nil (nonexistent, nothing) + nutritious (providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful)

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Artisinful

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: ar-ti-sin-ful

Sentence: Carl started every day with a sugary cola even though he knew it was artisinful and causing him to lose his teeth.

Etymology: Arti- Taken in part of artificial - Made by humans; produced rather than natural. Sinful- To do wrong or characterized by or being a sin.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-01-29: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-13: 00:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James