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DEFINITION: v. To follow a diet with such rigor and fervor that it consumes all your energy, and throws everything, even your desserts, out of proportion. n. A person who thinks too much about what they eat.
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Rumenate
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: RUE-men-ayt
Sentence: Though his stomach grumbled about it, Jim rumenated over even the smallest crumb.
Etymology: rumen (the "fermentation vat par excellence" of the digestive tract) + ruminate (to fixate on, think about)
Unfatuation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: unføtʃəweɪʃən
Sentence: When it comes to dieting Harold has an unfatuation. He spends so much time trimming fat from his meat he barely has time to eat.
Etymology: un (not) + fat (a natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies) + infatuation (be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for)
Belliphobic
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: bel-lee-foh-bik
Sentence: Richard was so belliphobic that he couldn't even look at a dessert plate without loosing his cookies.
Etymology: belly + phobia = fear of bellies
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COMMENTS:
Bellissimo - Nosila, 2009-08-18: 01:07:00
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Anoxtremia
Created by: weyrlady
Pronunciation: anox-trem-i-a
Sentence: In the throes of anoxtremia, she refused even the butterless popcorn.
Etymology: A combination of "anorexia" and the phrase "in extremia".
Ghandivitis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: gahn/dy/vih/tis
Sentence: Beacause she was such a devout follower of Mahatma Ghandi her persistent dieting for world peace resulted in her developing acute ghandivitis
Etymology: Mahatma Ghandi + gingivitis
Ultrarexia
Created by: DIKIDI
Pronunciation: UL-TRA-REX-E-A
Sentence: ULTRAREXIA HAS REDUCED HER TO A MERE SHADOW OF HERSELF.
Etymology:
Unhappetite
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: un-happy-tight
Sentence: Jenny decided that her unhappetite was almost too much to bear, but managed to resist the fresh cream slice sitting in the fridge.
Etymology: unhappy + (appe)tite
Carbobsess
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: CARB-uhb-ses
Sentence: Heather, it's only one one Pringle! Don't be carbobsessive.
Etymology: carbo(hydrate) + obsess
Disciplane
Created by: ToblerOne
Pronunciation: Dis-ci-plane
Sentence: Donna's diet exemplified her disciplane behavior. She was so crazy she wouldn't even eat a tic-tac.
Etymology: Discipline + Insane
