Verboticisms

Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: mac-morf-ee-kayt

Sentence: Because of their shared passion for fast food, Joan and Russ were mcmorphicated into two all-beef fatties.

Etymology: Mc(Donalds) + morph + masticate

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:23:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈanˌθelm/

Sentence: After eating nothing but carrots for a week, the yellow tint of his skin betrayed the fact that he was slowly being anthelmed by them.

Etymology: From Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, who originally said "Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es," ("Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,") from which we get the phrase "You are what you eat."

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you're a very smart guy ErWenn - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:15:00

Would it decrease your opinion of my intelligence to learn that I only know this quote because it shows up at the beginning of every episode of Iron Chef? - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 21:37:00

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Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: gold-am-ut

Sentence: the rat was goldamutted

Etymology: konkani-english-hindi

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: engrossed

Sentence: "Lettuce Prey" intoned the minister. "It is so sad that a member of our flock has been engrocered in her vegetable garden.

Etymology: engross + grocery

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COMMENTS:

"Lettuce Prey" intoned the minister. "It is so sad that a member of our flock has been engrocered in her vegetable garden. - petaj, 2007-07-05: 02:58:00

Sigh - petaj, 2007-07-05: 02:58:00

"herd" you the first time - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:56:00

Can you rephrase that in grosser terms? - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 06:46:00

Why, I artichoke you, but I'm too busy munching on my freshly picked lettuce. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-05: 07:23:00

At least lettuce isn't as cucumbersome to manipulate grammatically. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:37:00

I love a gramma pie. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 02:18:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: con/sum/ated

Sentence: After falling into a batch of boiling consomme, he became consommated.

Etymology: consume + consomme + ate

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COMMENTS:

Stock up on boullion...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 01:20:00

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Vick-tyoo-all-vohr-ass-it-tee

Sentence: The mad cow was stricken with a sudden wave of victualvoracity.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Got Milk? - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:14:00

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: r-uh-v-er-s-kuhn-soo-mm-d

Sentence: Mary burst into tears as she realized that her rabbit had been reverseconsumed by the carrot she had given it.

Etymology: From the word reverse meaning opposite which comes from the latin root reversus meaning to turn back and the word consume meaning to eat or devour from the latin root consumere meaning to use up, eat or waste

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: die + eat

Sentence: She never thinks about anything but food... she's on a dieeat.

Etymology: die + eat

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: nawsh-iv-ay-shun

Sentence: The forensics team determined that death by noshivation had taken place. When they found her body wrapped up in lettuce leaves it actually looked very comfy and cosy, despite the splatters of ranch salad dressing on the walls and floor.

Etymology: the state of being noshed or consumed

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Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Con-soom-e-full

Sentence:

Etymology:

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