Verboticisms

Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Com-for-nance

Sentence: When I found out my fish died I ate my comfornance to make me feel better.

Etymology: Comfor(t)+ (suste)nance

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Created by: tealismyname

Pronunciation: Gor-gul-flop

Sentence: I found a seagull and named it GORGLEFLOP!

Etymology: Random cool word my sister, PIper made up!!!!

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Best word ever! - tealismyname, 2007-03-12: 18:24:00

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Created by: DGRosetti

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boor-mey

Sentence: Alan doesn't handle the mundane or monotonous well. When he is bored he eats and eats well. No bag of chips for him. When life seems tedious, it's caviar or truffles to make him feel better. Alan's friends refer to him as a boremet.

Etymology: bore (to weary by dullness, tedious repetition) + gourmet (connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure)

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Created by: victy

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Etymology: emo-emotional....foo-food....vings-cravings

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: e-mo-shin-take

Sentence: Whenever her in-laws call, she spends at least four days emotiontaking to get over the ordeal.

Etymology: from emotion + intake

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: sat-iss-fat-ion

Sentence: Nigel knew that evolution has led to the human body craving fat under times of stress. He also knew trying to fight his anxiety with carbohydrate consumption made him fat. But he couldn't resist the feeling of satisfation he got from half a packet of biscuits.

Etymology: satisfaction (feeling of wellbeing) + fat (consisting of fat; a corpulent or obese person)

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: chump-chomp

Sentence: Charlie chumpchomped several helpings of chips after Charlotte dumped him for his best friend Churchill.

Etymology: Chump + chomp. Chump: loser. Chomp: eat; suggests excessive chewing/biting action.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: soōðē

Sentence: Marcia wears her heart on her sleeve. This means that all too often she has that heart broken, or at least damaged. Whenever this happens she goes to her coping plan. Though she uses food to comfort herself, she works hard to keep it healthy. To make herself feel better, she will prepare a fruit soothey. She makes a point of using exotic fruits or fruits that are out of season to give herself a sense of importance. It usually just makes her feel broke.

Etymology: soothe (relieve or ease pain) + smoothie (a thick, smooth drink of fresh fruit puréed with milk, yogurt, or ice cream)

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Good word! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:03:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: brake-dred

Sentence: After his wife left him, his daughter ran off with the Hell's Angels, and his dog bit off his left thumb, Mark felt helpless and began to breakdread with a fervor. His drug of choice - consolation fries.

Etymology: break bread (to eat), dread

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