Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: grəbˈse sh ən

Sentence: Milk is good for you, milk is bad for you. Eggs are wonderful, eggs are terrible. Far too many Americans are obese but artificial sweeteners could cause cancer. The media is sure to jump on every scientific study that comes out. Food, sustenance, vittles, grub, whatever you call it, if you follow along on your home scoresheet you may well develop a grubsession. Hey, maybe this is a syndrome. Can we do a study?

Etymology: grub (food) + obsession (an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person*s mind)

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we certainly are grubsessed but now we know we're so full of preservatives that we should last longer - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-15: 14:12:00

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Created by: shoppingame

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Created by: bjorn

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Sentence: Beatrice was utterly befooded by the bountiful birthday banquet before her.

Etymology: bewitched/bothered/bewildered/befuddled/ be-whatevered + food

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Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: an - om - meal - ee

Sentence: Donald had a strange anomealy. He had an unusual obsession with everything he ate and couldn't stop thinking about his next meal. He analyzed every grain, stalk, leaf and fiber and imagined himself as part of a larger garden. His soul had drifted away to the great garden in the sky.

Etymology: anomaly (A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; Something or someone that is strange or unusual), meal

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great word - porsche, 2009-07-15: 14:17:00

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Created by: OldEnglish

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Sentence: Susan's final wish to be mummified in bacon was seen by many as proof of her hamorexia.

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: fill - ay - uv - sol

Sentence: JoAnn ordered fillet of sole every time she went to the Shipwreck Restaurant. For days afterwards she felt that she had a filletofsoul because she could not stop thinking about the meal and contemplate her next dining opportunity. These thoughts literally consumed her.....

Etymology: fillet, fillet of sole, soul

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I'm voting for you, just for the halibut! - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 01:18:00

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: men-yoo-morf-oh-sis

Sentence: Her legs turned to jelly as she realised that her menumorphosis was now complete

Etymology: menu (list of things to eat) + morphosis (change)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gore/mi/vat/ed

Sentence: He was totally gourmivated by food of any kind and his 438 pounds was a testament to this addiction.

Etymology: gourmivated - from gourmand (a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess) + dominated (controlled, or governed)

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Created by: franke

Pronunciation: Food-a-phobic

Sentence: Lindsay sadly realized she came from a foodaphobic family but when challenged in restaurants she burst out singing, "Lettuce be, lettuce be, lettuce be, lettuce be. Whisper words of wisdom, lettuce be."

Etymology: Food-a-phobia (suffering from irrational fear of eating the wrong food)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sala/day/shush

Sentence: It was embarassing watching her nibbling on a carrot because her relationship with food was so saladacious!

Etymology: salacious (lustful) + salad

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