Verboticisms

Created by: NeuroGlyph

Pronunciation: Crampf'd

Sentence: Every morsel was crampfed into her mouth.

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Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: snik-snack

Sentence: Shannon had a quick sneaksnack before going to the Friday lunch with the office gang. It kind of backfired on her as she still ended up looking like a glutton when all she was hungry for was conveniently, dessert.

Etymology: sneak + snack

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COMMENTS:

good word. - Mustang, 2008-01-15: 03:48:00

right on the button! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 21:53:00

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Created by: Seiya

Pronunciation: Prep-binj

Sentence:

Etymology: From 'preparation' and 'binge-eating.'

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PRE-veh-gorj

Sentence: Sandra had a 'secret' technique to avoid eating large meals at company gatherings that she called previgorge and though she knew that others in the office knew of her habit, she continued with the practice hoping that influential people at company luncheons would be impressed with her 'sensible self control'.

Etymology: Blend of 'previous' (coming or occurring before something else; prior) and 'gorge' (a gluttonous meal)

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COMMENTS:

Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:37:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y

Sentence: She practised chowcanery to avoid eating a lot in front of her co-workers.

Etymology: chow + chicanery (trickery, deception )

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COMMENTS:

Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:43:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:13:00

Did she ever chowproof herself with chowder? Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:33:00

I agree... clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:10:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: munch and lunch

Sentence: Marianne's pre-emptive munchandlunch was an attempt to fill up before going out on Company lunch meetings. That way she could eat breadsticks and water and still appear sated.

Etymology: Munch (snack) & lunch (midday meal)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: GOBUHL-dee-GAHYL

Sentence: Bob, an arcanivore, whose hogma was: " lets binge from breakfast, for at office lunches we diet" carefully, with gobbledyguile, cramoflaged all morning long on Krispy Kreamy donuts.

Etymology: Blend of GOBBLE: to devour in greedy gulps; to take greedily; GOBBLEDY (of Gobbledy-gook):deliberate incomprensible language of those wishing to hid the truth & GUILE: to disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. CRAMOFLAGE: blend of cram & camouflage, 2. HOGMA (hog & dogma) 3.ARCANIVORE: (arcane & -vore, as in omnivore)

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COMMENTS:

perfect for this time of year - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:09:00

I didn't think KrispyKremes ranged so far and wide. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:42:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KRAM-uh-flahzh

Sentence: Bob, an arcanivore, whose hogma was: " lets binge from breakfast, for at office lunch we diet", carefully cramoflaged all morning long on Krispy Kreamy donuts.

Etymology: CRAMOFLAGE: blend of cram & camouflage, 2. HOGMA (hog & dogma) 3.ARCANIVORE: (arcane & -vore, as in omnivore)

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COMMENTS:

deelicious! - galwaywegian, 2008-01-15: 07:38:00

Amazing! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:37:00

another very funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:31:00

did somebody say donuts??? I can feel a cramcrave coming on... Another great word and sentence! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 22:00:00

Mmmm... donuts! —Homer J. Simpson - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:47:00

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: sneek

Sentence: Angela was unaware of the office lunch that day and panicked because she had no sneack food at her desk.

Etymology: Sneak - to do something secretly. Snack - a quick bit of food.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y

Sentence: Jenny was a master at chowcanery to avoid eating in front of her co-workers.

Etymology: CHOWCANERY - noun - from CHOW (food) + CHICANERY (evasion, or deception used to trick, or deceive someone)

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