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DEFINITION: n. That sinking feeling you get when you realize that you will be shedding your winter coat, before you can possibly shed the extra layer of insulation (i.e. fat) that you gained over the winter. v. To worry about your weight.
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Adiposetraumaticstress
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: a dee po straw mat ick stress
Sentence: unfortunately her adiposetraumaticstress sent her straight back to the fridge for more icecream, it was going to be a long winter of discontent.
Etymology: adipose tissue, post traumatic stress
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COMMENTS:
whew - good effort in the pronunciation - petaj, 2007-03-01: 05:06:00
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Fatulation
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: fatch-you-lay-shun
Sentence: When someone has flatulation and fatulation too, i don't know which is worse: tolerating the stench or listening to then complain about being overweight.
Etymology: from fat + flatulation a literal "sinking feeling"
Fatxiety
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Fat-Zi-Ity
Sentence: faxiety is the leading cause of depression in the spring months.
Etymology: Fat+ (an)xiety
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COMMENTS:
This is good, in fact I am a bit fatxious right now.. - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 09:06:00
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Woewoewoeyourbloat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: woh-woh-woh-yoor-bloht
Sentence: woewoewoeyourbloat 'nuff to make you scream verily verily verily verily we'll have no more ice cream
Etymology: Woe (an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation) + bloat (to become swollen; be puffed out or dilated) A play on (song) Row, row, row your boat
Blubs
Created by: contiki
Pronunciation: blubbs
Sentence: After I saw the number on the scale it really gave me the blubs :(
Etymology: Blubber + blues
Lipidowner
Created by: magenta
Pronunciation: li-pi-dau-ner
Sentence: I was on such a high today until I got on the scales - what a lipidowner that was.
Etymology: lipids(fats) + downer
Dressimism
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: dress-i-mi-zm
Sentence: Cheryl was dressimistic about her chances of fitting into the fabulous little frock she bought for the Spring Gala. Being a weightalist by nature, she just knew that her weight was sealed because both her life and the dress were unalterable.
Etymology: dress + pessimism: a tendency to see the gloomiest view of a situation
Frugrump
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fr ug rum p
Sentence: amy was so upset she was in a frugrump because she still weighed in 3 stone over the weight she was when she was pregnant.
Etymology: from grumpy and frumpy
Vernillardalyze
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: vur-nl-ahrd-al-ahyz
Sentence: Looking at the scale in March makes many women frustrated as they vernillardalyze.
Etymology: vernal + ill + lard + analyze = spring + sick + fat + thought
Pudjitters
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: pudge-itters
Sentence: Just thinking about bikinis gives me the pudjitters
Etymology: pudgy + jitters
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James