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DEFINITION: n. Any highly-processed food or beverage in which the natural ingredients have been removed and replaced with artificial flavors and additives. v. To consume food products laced with synthetic sweeteners, imitation flavors, and other carcinogens.
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Alacartificial
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Al-a-cart-i-fish-ull
Sentence: Tom always used the alacartifcial way of dining, he would gorge on anything that included MSG or had been synthetically altered in some way. Being only twenty-one he didn't think of what this might be doing to the state of his health a few years down the line.
Etymology: A la carte(a type of menu) + Artificial(contrived or affected) = Alacartificial
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COMMENTS:
well-crafted word - silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:34:00
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Unhefdite
Created by: Xanman12321
Pronunciation: Uhn-heff-dait
Sentence: Wow, those potato chips were unhefdites, you know? Oops, I unhefdited! Uh oh...
Etymology: Unhealthy diet -> Unhefdite
Pepsicodology
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: pép:see:cód:ol:oh:gee
Sentence: Séamus and his sweet tooth went everywhere together. Always pestering him for a treat, Séamus had a cunning plan that he, his sweet tooth and his liquid diet could be made live in harmony with a bit of pepsicodology.
Etymology: Pepsi : Sweet drink suitable for athletes who run at least one marathon per day, every day. Codology : an Irish colloquialism indicating the wool is being pulled somewhere reasonably close by.
Caldrieath
Created by: leeannhamers
Pronunciation: Ka-Al-dree-eth
Sentence: My mom told me not to have soda its one of those Caldrieath foods.
Etymology: Calories, Drinks, Death
Hollowgramcrackers
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: haul/oh/gram/crak/urs
Sentence: Whenever Sally got the urge to binge she would reach for the hollowgramcrackers which promised great taste and if you turned in just the right direction any extra weight would magically disappear.
Etymology: hollow + hologram + graham crackers
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COMMENTS:
Classic! LOL - GlobalGallery, 2009-01-29: 06:52:00
Distortion in 3D....doesn't get any easier than that! - Mustang, 2009-01-29: 07:45:00
great choices for your etymology - silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:27:00
And then there are the hallowedgramcrackers which you can eat and receive forgiveness for eating... - readerwriter, 2009-01-29: 11:27:00
holy **** reader - never thought of that - enlightening - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-29: 11:52:00
And if you tried to stop eating them, you'd have to hallowed wean them! - Nosila, 2009-01-29: 19:45:00
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Nutrideficient
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: noo-treh-de-FISH-unt
Sentence: Cameron was in complete denial about the 'power drink' he consumed daily, thinking it was packed with added vitamins, minerals and nutriments but it was in fact, totally nutrideficient.
Etymology: Blend of nutrition and deficient
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COMMENTS:
One summer I ran into a deli to get a Yoo-Hoo and was amazed by the daunting display of "sports drinks" and other things of dubious origins. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-29: 01:41:00
Excellent word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-29: 08:39:00
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Mystreats
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: mis-treet-z
Sentence: Esau, who always chose the quick and easy way to get his food, grew fat in the land on his convenient die-et of mystreats.When he suddently departed this life from cardiac arest, his secondary cause of death was listed as "mystreatment." Full stop.
Etymology: From MYSTERY, things unexplainable + TREATS, small pleasures; also playing on MISTREAT, to misuse, abuse
Artifoodage
Created by: ahmadmalik2007
Pronunciation: aa-rti-fod-aij
Sentence: In modern world, people prefer artifoodage becuase its quick and delicious, however, it cannot be the replacement for natural food.
Etymology: artifoodage is a short form extracted from three words: arti from artificial, food from food and age from beverage.
Colack
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: COE lack
Sentence: One day when I asked her why she always asked me for a colack instead of a cola she said, "You notice how cola sounds so good. Co la la la la...its a happy sound. I call it colack because it lacks anything good." When I asked her why she continued to order them everyday, she said, "I guess I lack good sense."
Etymology: COLA: soda drink LACK: to have none or not enough of something
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James