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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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Carbohydeweight
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Kar-bow-high-d-way-t
Sentence: The common misconception that sugar is at the root of all obesity problems hides the true fact that the increased use of fats in processed foods and lack of proper exercise to remove volume overeating poundage has led to people developing self-delusional "Jekyll and Hyde" attitudes about their diet/lifestyle, and weight in a form of "Carbohydeweight"
Etymology: Carbohydrate - An organic compound. / High - Elevated. / Hide - concealed. / Hyde - See Jekyll and Hyde. / Weight - Gravitational displacement (see also blubber)
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COMMENTS:
In every way .... outstandingly excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 10:20:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-19: 11:38:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-20: 05:12:00
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Ninjoules
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: nin-jewels
Sentence: Dear Lord, "So grant me strength that I may not fall, Into the clutches of cholesterol. May my flesh with carrot curls be sated That my soul may be polyunsaturated. And show me the light that I may bear witness To the President's Council on Physical Fitness." Deliver us from ninjoules so those sneaky pounds won't make us fools. Amen Quoted section by Victor Buono "The fat man's prayer" -- http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=3657.
Etymology: ninja (practitioners of japanese espionage, characterised by stealth) + joules (units of energy, that are easily converted into adipose tissue by the unsuspecting couch potato)
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COMMENTS:
Great fat man's prayer! Great Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-19: 09:58:00
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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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Thinbawl
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: thin bawl
Sentence: Tommy could not understand why his waist line was not shrinking. To offset the odd Big Mac (3 a day, which offered him something from most every food group)he incorporated rigorous exercise into his daily routine, like: he jumped to conclusions;his nose ran;he flew off the handle;he skated on thin ice at work;he wrestled with his conscience; he broad-jumped at bars;he did the breast stroke whenever he could and he curled his hair. Yes, Tommy was indeed a thinbawl wizard there has to be a twist,A thinball wizard's got such a supple waist!
Etymology: thin (slender) & bawl (to cry, because you're not thin)
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COMMENTS:
Your word plays are a many splendored things. So rich with everything that makes for great creates! Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 17:04:00
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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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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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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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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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-03-19: 00:49:00
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Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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