Verboticisms

Created by: kmccardle

Pronunciation: Syrup + chew + us

Sentence: That box of candy was so syruptuous I simply couldn't help myself.

Etymology: Syrup(sweet liquid) - ous(suffix, "full of")

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Created by: lottie

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Created by: Pappt002

Pronunciation: dee-in-su-len-ate

Sentence: When I am depressed I tend to deinsulinate until I feel like I'm going to burst!

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Created by: oohisay

Pronunciation: gloo-co-file

Sentence: Robert's such a glucophile; he ate that entire box of candy, and washed it down with a litre of chocolate syrup.

Etymology: a combination of glucose and the greek 'philo' denoting a liking of what is specified.

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Created by: janedoe

Pronunciation: dahy-uh-swee-teez

Sentence: Hide the chocolate! I've got a note from my doctor and serious case of diasweeties.

Etymology: From Latin, Greek: Diabetes; American: trans fat.

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Created by: Bormann

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: hun/ee/hors

Sentence: As the "honeyhorse" looked over the big buffet of bonbons before him, he began chomping at the bit in eager anticipation of which one to devour first.

Etymology: honey: a sweet substance + horse: as in eat like a horse

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Created by: jeremiahbritt

Pronunciation: glew-kohz-toh-nee

Sentence: Marcus's glucosetony made him unable to pass Madeline's candy jar with out gorging himself into a diabetic coma.

Etymology: glucose+gluttony

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Created by: ensoul1

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Sentence: Hi, my name's Bob, and I'm a Glucolic. (Hi Bob!)

Etymology: Glucose + -oholic

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Created by: meiyas

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Sentence: The doctor concluded that swettony was the cause of his heart problems

Etymology: sweet - gluttony

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