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DEFINITION: v., To eat a strictly regulated diet in order to compensate for a complete lack of control when it comes to drinking. n., A smoker and drinker who becomes a vegan in order to "reverse the damage".
Verboticisms
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Moribanned
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: more I banned
Sentence: Denise was becoming paranoid due to her moribanned state - cigarettes and martini's had taken their toll. By way of compensation she had taken to a strictly ascetic dietary regime, and tried to remind herself of her fathers last words of advice: The more I banned, the more I ...
Etymology: From moribund, as in close to death
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COMMENTS:
I tried to cheapun it up this week, if you catch my drift ... - emdeejay, 2010-02-05: 08:29:00
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Vicereversa
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Vie-ce-re-ver-ser
Sentence: Sarah thought she would become a strict vegetarian to compensate for the binge drinking and smoking that had recently taken over her life, in the hope that this may vicereversa some of the more harmful effects.
Etymology: Vice(a bad habit, weakness of character) + Reverse(revoke,to work in opposite direction) = Vicereversa. See also vice-versa(in-turned position)
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COMMENTS:
terrific word T - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:36:00
Very good!! - Mustang, 2008-09-10: 21:53:00
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Equilibationism
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: eh-qui-lie-bay-shen-ism
Sentence: Jen, a strict equilibationist, was a regular at the Salad and Cigar Bar down the street from her office. Each day after work she and her vegan friends would meet during happy hour for organic cocktails, free-range Buffalo Tofu and Celery Crisps.
Etymology: equilibrize: compensate for or counterbalance; make up or adjust for + libation: an alchoholic drink + -ism: a suffix that denotes a distinct system of beliefs, logic or social movement such as vegetarianism, veganism, consumerism, etc.
Hypocrunk
Created by: Double
Pronunciation: hippo-krunk
Sentence: Mandy, a typical hypocrunk, scolded Jim about eating his "artery-clogging" fried chicken as she swilled down her fifth martini.
Etymology: Hypocrite + Crunk
Proteinanasty
Created by: ambercriss
Pronunciation: pro-teen-a-nah-ste
Sentence: she is a proteinanasty
Etymology:
Eatsference
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
Compotsation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kom pote say shun
Sentence: Tara believed that if she ate fruit every time she had a drink, she would find compotsation for her vice. Her theory was that if you drank wine, which was made from fruit, you had to eat fruit to make up for the fruit lost during the fermentation process. Following her logic, one would eat potatoes if drinking vodka; sugar cane if drinking rum; roast corn if drinking bourbon and rice if drinking saki. If she had lived during Prohibition, she would have starved!
Etymology: Compote (dessert of stewed or baked fruit) & Compensation (a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors)
Everclearconscience
Created by: jimmmm
Pronunciation: ever-clear-conscience
Sentence: Being a "barnivore", Beth completely abstained from eating animal products, allowing her to smoke and drink with an everclearconscience.
Etymology: a delicious blend of Everclear and "clear conscience"
Lushtritionist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lush/trish-uh/ist
Sentence: Jenny became a lushtritionist who quite successfully combined a very strict high protein and vegetable diet with her litre a day tequila lunches.
Etymology: LUSHTRITIONIST - noun - from LUSH (drunkard; alcoholic; sot) + NUTRITIONIST (the science, or study of nutrition)
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COMMENTS:
I liked your word because it could easily be a career, a half-assed life coach to the unmotivated and unlikely to change. - davrand, 2018-02-06: 21:24:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you again remistram! And if you haven't noticed yet, let me tell you -- it's "Food Week" at Verbotomy ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-10: 08:45:00
I went to school with people like this.
I used to be a person like this, but I have given up on the vegetables. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James