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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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Deliciophobia
Created by: theshirkaholic
Pronunciation: delishafobia
Sentence: due to her constant crash dieting, abigail developed Deliciophobia, and one day had a panic attack whilst passing a patisserie.
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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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Hyperyacking
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: hi-per-yah-king
Sentence: Mary Kate and Ashley often find themselves hyperyacking before each new audition to lose those pesky few pounds.
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Debilicake
Created by: loosepiece
Pronunciation: deb - ILL - i - cake
Sentence: Samanthas quest to achieve the perfect weight was proving to be debilicaking. Even the smallest fairy cake took on monstrous proportions by the end of diet day 2.
Etymology: debilitate - to weaken, or encumber cake - the foodsutff designed to make you weaken. But they are evil, EVIL i tell you!
Tunneldiet
Created by: Manhattan
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Tunnelvision and diet.
Rigormordessertis
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: rig-er-mowr-dez-ur-tiss
Sentence: I'm not going to lose a pound if rigormordessertis sets in
Etymology: rigor mortis + more dessert; it's a play on rigor mortis, which is when dead people get stiff, in that you're rigorously eating more dessert...
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
Gourmation
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: gour - may - shun
Sentence: I have a touch of gourmation
Etymology: gourmet/gourmand + ation
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)
