Verboticisms

Created by: exmugger

Pronunciation: swee-sis-tic

Sentence: Khang is known for being sweesistic, hiding at home after buying boxes of mentos.

Etymology: sweets + narcissistic Thus, loving sweets like yourself (:

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Created by: misnomer

Pronunciation: Gore-joo-lent

Sentence: That man, with an affinity for donuts, is very gorgeulent for them.

Etymology: Gorge; Corpulent.

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Created by: Krauss

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Created by: isbrand

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Created by: DoctorManhattan

Pronunciation: 'glü-'kO-v&r-"dOs

Sentence: "If you eat all those deep-fried Twinkies, you're going to glucoverdose."

Etymology: From Greek "gleukos" meaning "sweet wine" + from Old English "over" + from Greek and Latin "dosis" meaning "gift".

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Deep fried twinkies? That sounds good! - wordmeister, 2006-12-15: 17:25:00

I know. There was this restaurant in L.A. that would sell them, but every time we went there they were closed for one reason or another (family emergencies (heart attacks?), etc.) and then they finally closed permanently, so I never got a chance to try o - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:35:00

ne. By all reports, they were exquisite, though. Guess I'll have to try it myself one of these days. - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:36:00

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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: annanas

Pronunciation: sweet/over

Sentence: If you continue sweetovering you will look like a pig!

Etymology: sweet + over-consumption

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Created by: babel

Pronunciation: sack-er-in-dull-jense

Sentence: Bobby realised that night when he broke into the police station to steal their donut supply that his saccherindulgence was getting out of hand.

Etymology: saccharine + indulgence

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Hey Babel, Did you start late today? Your word is good, and the story is funny, but it's not scoring at the top where is belongs... - wordmeister, 2006-12-15: 19:38:00

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Created by: geekgrrl

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Sentence: This Chocolate Tart is orgasmosucrose; I just need to have ONE more bite!!

Etymology: New Latin orgasmus, from Greek orgasmos, from organ to grow ripe, be lustful. French sucre sugar.

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Created by: gabngar

Pronunciation: Soo-cro-fee-lee-uh

Sentence: John, a life-long sucrophiliac, is the candy store's best customer.

Etymology: Sucros (sugar molecule) + Philia (love of)

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Perfect! - Morwen, 2006-12-19: 05:49:00

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