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'This cupcake is evil! I must destroy it, before it destroys me.'

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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Diminuendize

Created by: jimroberts

Pronunciation: di-min'yoo-en'diz

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Etymology: From "diminuendo", a musical shrinkage most likely to occur toward the butt end of a piece.

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Dietiquette

whimsy

Created by: whimsy

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Sentence: Her daily dietiquette proceedings consisted of raving at the dessert cake as she ate her salad.

Etymology: diet + etiquette

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Grubsess

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /gr&b-'ses/

Sentence: Antonio's grubsession with his low-carb diet lead him to try to pick the bits of breadcrumb out of his mother's meatloaf.

Etymology: From grub + obsess

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Calorobsessed

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Cal-or-ob-SESS-ed

Sentence: She's so calorbsessed that she won't even be in the same room with a piece of cake.

Etymology: calorie + obsessed

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Nuketritionist

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: newk trish yun ist

Sentence: her inner nuketritionist exploded every menu she dreamed up

Etymology: nutritionist, nuke

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Unjustdessert

Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: phonetic

Sentence: The chocolate eclair was begging to be eaten. Her hands hovered over it, yet she was able to resist. Unjustdessert, indeed.

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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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Consumeater

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon soom eet er

Sentence: Patty Cake, Patty Cake, baker's daughter. You learned to eat desserts, just like you oughter. When you started reading labels and measuring calories, you took all the glee out of enjoying good food naturally. Now you're on a diet, you've become a consumeater, we liked you way better when you were a diet cheater!

Etymology: Consume (to eat immoderately; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; engage fully) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishment)

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COMMENTS:

was she the consummate consumeater who learned to control the consumption of calories? good word - mweinmann, 2009-08-17: 15:50:00

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Carbobsess

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: CARB-uhb-ses

Sentence: Heather, it's only one one Pringle! Don't be carbobsessive.

Etymology: carbo(hydrate) + obsess

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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".

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