Verboticisms

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pit-e-grayze

Sentence: Feeling lonely, Bob found comfort by pitygrazing on 2 boxes of Wheat Thin crackers.

Etymology: pity (to feel sorry for something) + graze (to feed on something)

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COMMENTS:

good one. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-12: 07:18:00

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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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COMMENTS:

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

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sad stayn

Sentence: When Eric's girlfriend dumped him he ate bowls of cereal to sadstain him. He would become Cap'n Crunch, count his Lucky Charms and begin to feel more Special, K. This was how he got his Kix and said his Cheerios to old flames.

Etymology: Sad (unhappy, sorrowful) & Sustain (to provide nourishment)

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: compyfood

Sentence: When i´m sad, loneley or blue, i always get better with compyfood

Etymology: compensation food

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like an advertisement. - petaj, 2007-03-13: 05:04:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: thair-ah-peet

Sentence: after she got home from her nieces wedding, she desperately needed to therapeat

Etymology: therapy, eat

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COMMENTS:

I think that I will start using this word in my dayly usage. - tonya87, 2007-03-12: 15:06:00

i'm on a diet, and i am dying to therapeat ! - mana1066, 2007-03-12: 22:06:00

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: cum-feet

Sentence: After Rachel dumped him Doug indulged in comfeating.

Etymology: contraction of "comfort" and "eat'

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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: erasmus

Pronunciation: com for munch

Sentence: Terry had a bad case of conformunch. He'd eaten 7 boxes of biscuits since breakfast just to calm his nerves after being dumped.

Etymology: from comfort and munching.

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Created by: swallowedbyafish

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I felt much better after panoshing on some bagels and lox.

Etymology: panache + nosh

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: imōshənoōdlz

Sentence: Lance uses food to compensate for failed relationships. His current comfort food? Oodles of Emotionoodles. This has proved to be better for the budget than his prior therapy food, sadfron rice.

Etymology: emotional (arousing or characterized by intense feeling) + noodles (a strip, ring, or tube of pasta or a similar dough, typically made with egg and usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup)

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