Verboticisms

Created by: tdhall56

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Etymology: alcoholic, herbavore

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fad dikt

Sentence: Beth was a faddict of any new diet that captured her imagination. She truly believed that eating vegan or other extreme diets would offset her dependence on smokes and drink. She would have had better luck on the vice cream diet, if there was such a thing!

Etymology: Fad (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal) & Addict (someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: vej/eh/contrary/an

Sentence: Heather was a strict vegecontrarian, either stuffing her face with fresh veggies or freshly rolled cigarettes, washed down with equal parts of spring water or vodka.

Etymology: vegetarian + contrary (contrarian)

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Tobacco and fermented fruit are two of my staples. Great word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-10: 08:31:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ōvərflô

Sentence: After a poor health report Richard decided to give his diet an overhaul. No more meat, no more dairy products, fresh local vegetables only... The plan has become an overflaw since he started smoking and drinking more to calm his jangled nerves.

Etymology: overhaul (take apart a piece of machinery or equipment in order to examine it and repair it if necessary) + flaw (a fault or weakness in a person\\\'s character)

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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: rikboyee

Pronunciation: jee-and-tee-gun

Sentence: as a geeandteegan she refused to eat any animal products unless they had been marinated overnight in alcohol

Etymology: g and t [gin and tonic], vegan

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: hu-BITS-yew-ayt

Sentence: Caroline is something of an habitsyouate, believing that people could offset the harmful effects of over indulging in alcohol and tobacco merely by eating what she regarded as healthy foods.

Etymology: Blend of 'habits', and the phrase 'you ate' - A play on the word 'habituate'

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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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terrific word T - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:36:00

Very good!! - Mustang, 2008-09-10: 21:53:00

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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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Created by: dmartinb

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