Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Itz - fats - yoo - ayt

Sentence: When Melvin saw how much 'girth' he'd gained in recent months he muttered to himself while staring, mouth agape, at his reflection in the mirror, "I know itsfatsyouate, you big blob."

Etymology: Play on the word infatuate. Infers being infatuated with rich, fatty foods.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hek sir syes

Sentence: Although he exercised regularly and ate properly, Tim felt that someone had cursed him. This hexercise prevented his losing any weight. He was mystified, as he had cut back his donuts to just the one dozen per day. How much more sacrificing could he be expected to do???

Etymology: Hex (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something) & Exercise (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)

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Created by: wayoffcenter

Pronunciation: eləpəntz

Sentence: To say that John was large would be an understatement but he knew just where to shop for his stylish clothes. He went to a store that specialized in elepants.

Etymology: elephant (a heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal) + Pants (trousers)

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COMMENTS:

I know that artr used elepants in his sentence but I thought it was so much fun that it needed to compete on its own. :) - wayoffcenter, 2009-01-09: 09:00:00

Thanks for entering elepants. That's the first time I had someone pick up a secondary word from one of my sentences. - artr, 2009-01-09: 18:07:00

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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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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: GURTH-kuh.m-stansz

Sentence: Bob used every motivational tool and slimming trick out there in endeavouring to be trim, taut and terrific. And he believed that it was only a matter of time before he hit upon the right formula to overcome his adipose issue. However, friends discovered the unhoggable truth about his girthumstances; when, at 2am, they spotted him, somnambulatory, at his local all-night eatery, flaboyant in his dressing gown and slippers, ordering for himself enough food to feed a family of ten.

Etymology: Conflation of GIRTH:the distance around a persons body & CIRCUMSTANCES:The surrounding or pertaining facts, means, influences, etc.,especially asrelated to one's/ones support and way of living.

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COMMENTS:

Girth is a great word ... rounds off your creation very nicely! Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:10:00

love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-19: 11:48:00

Great word Oz! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-19: 20:57:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: FAL-OR-EES

Sentence: These 100 calorie packs have added like 500 phalories on me!

Etymology: Phantom Calories

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COMMENTS:

I've never seen a calorie, never felt one, so I think phalories is a perfect word for them! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 20:31:00

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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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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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Created by: youmustvotenato

Pronunciation: Like attack except with an F

Sentence: More fattack?

Etymology: Fat + attack

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: fat IC u lus

Sentence: I work out, I try to eat properly and then even after painstaking detailed gym attendance this damn faticulous weight appears.

Etymology: FAT: + RIDICULOUS: not serious, unreasonable METICULOUS: careful attention to detail

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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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