Verboticisms

Created by: dmartinb

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Created by: Nounsense

Pronunciation: rē-gă-strŏ-lāt'

Sentence: After a hedonistic week away in Europe, Helen desperately tried to regastrolate before her parents returned. // The fear of having to use an electrolarynx encouraged Carlos to become a fully-fledged regastrolate.

Etymology: derived from the Greek word gastronomia, γαστρονομία

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈitsˌfɚɹɛns/

Sentence: Eatsference sometimes also occurs between dietary restrictions, for example resulting in overeaters cooking only in organic lard.

Etymology: from transference + eats

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dīetkätəmē

Sentence: Though Jim decided to ”clean up” what he was eating he found it impossible to give up cigarettes. It created quite a dietchotomy in his life.

Etymology: diet (a special course of food to which one restricts oneself) + dichotomy (a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different)

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Created by: MadTripper

Pronunciation: vahys-i-tair-ee-uh n

Sentence: Becoming a vicetarian is fairly easy if you don't mind following up a night of vodka shooters with a bed of baby spinach and sprouts.

Etymology: vice vegetarian

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COMMENTS:

Wow, what a phenomenal first word. Welcome. Say hi to Craig. - fourgirls, 2007-10-10: 12:42:00

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Created by: dogran

Pronunciation: sdree-gan

Sentence: Oh don't be such a Sdreegan its only a little animal trans fat i am sure if you drink enough it will evaporate with the alcohol

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: veg-e-dee-TOXEE-kate

Sentence: At Yuletide, Bob was always the life of the party. And with a beer in one hand, a celery stick in the other, and a fag behind his legumiscreant ear, he always belted out his signature tune: " Cigarettes and Whiskey and Wild, Wild Wheatgerm," whilst resolutely vowing that the New Year would see him vegedetoxicate himself back to full health.

Etymology: Vege (vegetables) & detoxicate to remove poisons.

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COMMENTS:

Now that there's funny! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-10: 08:32:00

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: dy eh TOX ih fy

Sentence: From Monday morning till Friday afternoon, Amelia Rait tries to minimize the effects of her weekend binges on beer and bar food by eating only salads, protein shakes, and lots of fruits and vegetables. She believes the high fiber dietoxifies her body. Ironically, her work friends think she is one of the healthiest people they know, and some of them feel vaguely embarrassed every time they eat nachos or fries when she is around.

Etymology: diet + detoxify

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Created by: vmalcolm

Pronunciation: /ædipəkrit/

Sentence: Oh! Come on Anne, you're such an addipocrite. Do you really think that by stop eating fats you'll gain all the health you've lost in the past last 10 years of your life?

Etymology: ADDIPOCRITE. From Addict (one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity) + Hypocrite (a person given to hypocrisy)

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very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:29:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: lush/trish-uh/ist

Sentence: Amy converted to a very strict high protein and vegetable diet to counter attack her litre a day tequila lunches.

Etymology: lush + nutritionist

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