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DEFINITION: v. To enjoy, or derive physical pleasure from, the eating of sweets and other sugared substances -- often leads to over-consumption. n. Pleasure derived from the consumption of sweets.
Verboticisms
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Beetnik
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bee/t/nik
Sentence: Once a week the beetniks met in the local Starbucks and paid homage to the great sugar beet by reciting sweet poetry and adding beet sugar to their double lattes
Etymology: beet (sugar) + beatnik
Sugluttony
Created by: pdefenestrator
Pronunciation:
Sentence: In the ultimate act of sugluttony, Tom ate 3 dozen crispy cremes in one sitting.
Etymology: Sugar+gluttony
Fructosy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: frook tow see
Sentence: George loved anything sweet, particularly sweet fruits, especially those in liquid form. He was mad about madeira, sanguine for sangria, a muscateer for muscatel and okay for tokay. Even the next days wrath of grapes was worth it for the sense of fructosy he could achieve.
Etymology: Fructose (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits) & Ecstasy (a state of elated bliss)
Glamphtomosis
Created by: toypooper
Pronunciation: glaimftumosis
Sentence: This man seems to have a terrible case of glamphtomosis
Etymology: ancient roamin word; glamp...lol jk
Engulfering
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: engulfering
Sentence: he was disgustingly engulfering down those chocolates.
Etymology: engulfing foods.
Comments:
wyzowl - 2006-12-15: 01:28:00
Gluttony has made it so. Eating at any time in excess of your body needs is gluttony.
Fleury - 2006-12-15: 02:36:00
Yes, I used 'overindolcevita' for http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=kiss already. Sorry, but it just seemed so apt for this one as well.
i spelled my word wrong! how do i change it?
- 2006-12-15: 07:50:00
Hi Loosepeice, We are adding a VSEC (Verboticism Spelling, Editing and Correction) feature this weekend... ~ James
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:51:00
aw, someone already made "Gluephoria"...why can I never think of something original? It always seems like someone beats me to the punch...I guess I should get up earlier. :D
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:53:00
btw, There's no way to change/retract a word, is there?
Hi warped, Not yet... but soon! ~ James
Seems the early verb catches the worm voting wise, eh?
ArosaMike - 2006-12-17: 18:55:00
Woohoo! I made a 100% unique word :D Get in ;)
Works well as a noun, but as a verb...?
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