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DEFINITION: n. The creepy pounds that sneak onto your waist even though you've been exercising and watching what you eat. v. To exercise rigorously, diet fastidiously, and yet still gain weight.
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Fattimosis
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: Fatty-mo-sis
Sentence: Jim seems to gain weight by simply having fatty food near his paunch. Scientifically this process is called fattimosis, fat traveling from one area to another directly through the paunch layer. Jim is now at the point where he can butter his bread simply by rubbing it across his stomach.
Etymology: Fatty + Osmosis
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COMMENTS:
Great last line ... Great Verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:46:00
very funny - bookowl, 2008-03-19: 14:23:00
Thank you! - paperhoard, 2008-03-19: 14:46:00
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Infatsyouate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: In - fats - yoo - ait
Sentence: When Vernon saw how many inches he'd added to his waist in recent months he muttered to himself, "t must have been something infatsyouate."
Etymology: Play on the word infatuate...infatuated with food, Vernon simply ate too much.
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COMMENTS:
Exceptional word play! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 09:59:00
I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-19: 20:49:00
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Expansercise
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ex/pan/ser/cise
Sentence: No matter how much he worked out, he tended to eat more and more which unfortunately just exasserbated the problem and turned the two into an expansercise for his body.
Etymology: Expand + expanse + exercise
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COMMENTS:
maybe he should see an expancorcist - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-19: 11:46:00
Be he was exassperated! Was this also a play on dancercise! Interesting Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 20:35:00
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Asstonnagement
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ass/tun/aj/ment
Sentence: She gasped with asstonnagemnet when she tried to sit in her favourite chair and found she couldn't fit any longer - so much for those protein bars.
Etymology: ass + tonnage + astonishment
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COMMENTS:
HA! Good one! Quite cheeky! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-19: 07:19:00
Laughing so hard I can barely type! Funtastic Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:30:00
Thanks a ton! You made my day! - Jamagra, 2008-03-19: 14:12:00
His day of astonement will suely come! Nice blend of words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-20: 05:05:00
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Cowisthenics
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kou-uhs-then-iks
Sentence: Roger goes to the gym on a regular basis. What he calls a workout rarely involves much work. His cowisthenics usually involve hoofing it to the closest vending machine for an "energy" drink and "health" bar. On a really energetic visit he might be moooved to join a short basketball game, take a quick shower and herd for the donut shop on his way home to replenish all those expended carbs.
Etymology: cow (a mature bovine) + calisthenics (gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor)
Sneakilo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: snee kee lo
Sentence: He couldn't believe all of those sneakilos that had made their way onto the scales with him, humiliating him in front of his gorgeous personal trainer. Now he could never ask her out. He peered through the window at the gym across the raod, where he could just about see her on the pilates ball over the top of his mcbreakfast.
Etymology: sneakily, kilo
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:03:00
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Extercise
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ekstərsīz
Sentence: Bob’s extercise program consists of a brisk walk in the morning, down to the local Krispy Kreme. He spends a few minutes boxing up a few of those golden gems. Just a couple basic glazed donuts can put him in a spin. Next step? airobics.
Etymology: extra (added to an existing or usual amount or number) + exercise (activity requiring physical effort)
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COMMENTS:
good one! - Nosila, 2010-05-27: 01:01:00
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Flabbiergasting
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ffflab eeeeeeeeeer gas ting
Sentence: the situation was very flabbiergasting, which led to flabbiergasping, which was not fun.
Etymology: flabbergasting, flabbier
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COMMENTS:
as long as it didn't lead to flabbiergassing - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-09: 13:43:00
Flabulous word! - Nosila, 2009-01-09: 19:54:00
Double Flabulous ... both are great creates! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-09: 20:44:00
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Sixpackflabs
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /siks-pak-FLABZ/
Sentence: Russell had switched to whole-grain doughnuts, light beer, and he was now using only low-fat mayonaise on his bacon and cheese sandwiches, plus, he'd been taking the stairs up to his 2nd floor apartment once a day, instead of using the elevator, and he'd even started doing armchair aerobics — trying to reach down to touch his knees during the TV commercials — and yet he was still gaining weight. Now he had sixpackflabs to show for it, and was well on his way to sporting a keg-belly.
Etymology: blend of; Six-Pack-Abs - well developed abdominal muscles (colloqiualism for the three pairs of bulges apparent in well defined abdominal muscles) + Flabs - soft fatty body tissue (back-formation from flabby, from Middle English, flabband "flapping")
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COMMENTS:
Roared with laughter over keg-belly and sixpackflabs! Terrific Wons! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:02:00
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Corpugeal
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: n: corp'/u/jeel v: corp/u/jeel'
Sentence: Lisa could not believe that a box of Valentine chocolates could corpugeal on her butt so quickly or so thoroughly, especially since she had been running three miles a day since Fat Tuesday, 1998. Obviously she would need to be more fats-tedious about her diet.
Etymology: corpulent (fleshy, fat) + congeal (to solidify or jell)
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COMMENTS:
Fatstedious is a word I'll use a lot. Double kudos for two first-rate creates! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:19:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-19: 11:43:00
Fatstantistic word, Jamagra! - Nosila, 2008-03-21: 17:54:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-03-19: 00:49:00
Infatsyouate
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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