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DEFINITION: To follow a diet with such rigor and fervor that it consumes all your energy, and throws everything, even your desserts, out of proportion.
Verboticisms
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Anoxtremia
Created by: weyrlady
Pronunciation:
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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COMMENTS:
I'd swear we've already done this one. - weyrlady, 2007-07-23: 10:43:00
We did. James is repeating them for the summer. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-23: 13:03:00
It's new to me, like most everything else. Sobbbb... - Kyoti, 2007-07-23: 13:18:00
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Disconfectivate
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Diss-kun-fek-tuh-vate
Sentence: Nancy started out by promising herself to only eat one Twinkie, but after three bites began disconfectivating that she'd actually eaten an entire box and then fed the remaining hunk of Twinkie into the garbage disposal, if a bit gleefully, for good measure.
Etymology: Disconnect + confection + perspective + activate
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COMMENTS:
Wow. Twinkie abuse is a terrible crime. I bet she batters brownies as well. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-23: 13:19:00
not only that but she beats eggs and whips cream - a real domincaketrix - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-23: 13:24:00
Don't forget that she's dancing in the kitchen while all of this is going on, since the first five letters of her sickness spell "Disco". - Kyoti, 2007-07-23: 13:28:00
Dare I say she chops nuts? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-23: 13:31:00
an impressive tidbit of discolore - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-23: 13:34:00
okay okay - if purple can talk about chopping nuts, how about balling melons - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-23: 13:38:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-23: 13:41:00
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Sorbetriety
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sore/beh/try/ity
Sentence: Her decision to ingest only iced fruit puree led to her sorbetriety.
Etymology: sobriety + sorbet
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COMMENTS:
I'd say a sorbet made from melon balls would be quite sobering indeed. ;)) - Kyoti, 2007-07-23: 20:13:00
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Fastnatic
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: fast - nat - ic
Sentence: Amy was such a fastnatic when she was on the Grapefruit Diet that she refused to eat the dessert we had prepared especially for her - fruit salad containing only grapefruit.
Etymology: fast (to abstain from food ) + fanatic (marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion)
Hyperbolemia
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: Hahy-pur-buh-lim-ee-uh
Sentence: We began to suspect Susan was hyperbolemic when even a mini-muffin would send her quickly scurrying to the restroom.
Etymology: Hyperbole (exaggeration) + bulimia (eating disorder)
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COMMENTS:
We began to suspect Susan was hyperbolemic when even a mini-muffin would send her quickly scurrying to the restroom. - HALibut, 2007-07-23: 12:49:00
sheesh I went commentose again - HALibut, 2007-07-23: 12:51:00
That's becoming one of the more amusing features about verbotomy. I can't wait to see who does it, and keep hoping it won't be me. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-23: 13:02:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-23: 16:46:00
Honest, I hadn't seen this one when I created mine. - petaj, 2007-07-23: 23:49:00
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Foodoo
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: foo-doo
Sentence: Having no luck with Atkins, Sue turned to the ancient religion of portion control and fudge avoidance, foodoo.
Etymology: food, voodoo
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COMMENTS:
does foodoo deal with deities or dieties - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-23: 15:22:00
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Exaggereat
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ehg-ZAJ-ur-eet
Sentence: Alex's ice-cream date was ill-fated, as the young lady had exaggereaten one sample spoon of lowfat sugar-free vanilla sorbet and complained about how it would go straight to her hips.
Etymology: exaggerate + eat
Encompadiet
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: en-com-pah-die-ett
Sentence: Jules knew she was beginning to suffer from severe encompadiet ever since she dreamt of diving into an enormous vat of chocolate pudding that was the size of her hometown.
Etymology: encompass + diet
Kamicakeze
Created by: tatterdemalion
Pronunciation: Ka-me-cake-zee
Sentence: The woman kamicakezed with such fervor that breadcrumbs looked like cupcakes, chocolate syrup looked like oil, and even the parsley gracing her plate looked like the Jolly Green Giant.
Etymology: "kamikaze" + "cake" + some fudging of the word type
Comments:
Oops... Sorry for the delay getting the definition up this morning. I was so fixated measuring my morsels that I ate my words. ~ James
KristinA - 2007-07-23: 12:54:00
Interesting. There sure are a lot of "Susan/Suzy/Sue" appearing with today's definition....
Maybe Suzy has an eating reorder ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-23: 14:16:00
Now listen people what I'm telling you, A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue...
purpleartichokes - 2007-07-23: 14:17:00
(so sue me.)
Osomatic - 2007-07-23: 15:52:00
Wake up, little susie! The definition is late! (Actually for me it's awesome, because normally these are posted in what is the middle of the night for me.)
Clayton - 2007-07-23: 17:51:00
Funny, I'm currently eating at Suzy Q's in downtown Denver. I'll be rejoining you in October, if anybody misses me. In the meantime, be creative! I stole that line.
Kyoti - 2007-07-23: 20:16:00
Although none feature the eating habits of a boy named Sue. How do you do?
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-24: 14:09:00
Hey Clayton - if you check in again, we do miss you. Have a great summer!