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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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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)
Girthumstances
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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Killerjoules
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: kil-err-joolz
Sentence: every time he attempted to lose weight he would be ambushed by killerjoules
Etymology: killer, kilojoules
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COMMENTS:
So true! So Powerful! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:11:00
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Phenomaprocurity
Created by: yelloweyes
Pronunciation: fe-naw-maw-pro-cure-it-ee
Sentence: Shelly has been gaining weight recently. She said it was because she is experiencing phenomaprocurity, but I do not believe she is actually dieting or exercising.
Etymology: Phenoma - from phenomenon (fact or situation with a questionable/unknown cause) Procurity - from procure (to obtain).
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 exacerbated the problem and turned the two activities into a futile expansercise for his body.
Etymology: EXPANSERCISE - from EXPANSE (something that is spread out over a relatively large area) + EXERCISE (activity that requires physical exertion)
Rolbax
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: role-backs
Sentence: John couldn't figure out why he had a horrible case of the rolbax. He weighed himself every night before bed and then weighed himself every morning at about 5 pounds more than the previous day's start. He used the weight set day and night for weeks; and was ready to file a complaint to the company until his wife told him he had a horrible midnight snack attack every night...to which John replied, "But I only ate 5 pork chops, two gallons of ice cream and drank half a keg of beer..."
Etymology: roll (to move) + backs (coming back)
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COMMENTS:
Like those rollbacks at Walmart ... that keep creeping up on you! Best part of your words is the 'ax' ... for chopping fat off! Fun Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:15:00
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Insinuflate
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪnjuˌfleɪt/ /ihn-SIHN-yoo-Flayt/
Sentence: I think gremlins have gotten into my fridge because the fat just keeps insinuflating their way into my love handles.
Etymology: from insinu(ate) + (in)flate
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COMMENTS:
Meaning full! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:00:00
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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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Fattack
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: Like attack except with an F
Sentence: More fattack?
Etymology: Fat + attack
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-03-19: 00:49:00
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