Verboticisms

Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: aw-tuh-vĭt-oo-uh-mawr-fuh-sis

Sentence: Growing up his mother forced him to eat so many vegetables he was always afraid he would autovictuamorphosize into a turnip.

Etymology: < Gk autós (self) + victu (nourishment) + mórphōsis (to shape)

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COMMENTS:

Why is it that turnips are so inherently funny? Carrots and cabbage can make a good joke, but it's hard to make a bad joke if it has the word "turnip" in it. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:40:00

One of life's mysteries - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00

I dunno, I think rutabagas are funnier that turnips. And bok choy is a gut buster, no matter how you slice it. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:21:00

Artichokes are no laughing matter, however. - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 17:44:00

Purple artichokes can be, though. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-05: 19:45:00

However, it is better to be a turnip then a squash... just saying! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:10:00

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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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COMMENTS:

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: Kiki1234

Pronunciation: con-sum-i-food

Sentence: she never stops thinking about what she's eating, she's one of those consumifood people

Etymology: consume - I - food

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COMMENTS:

heehee - Kiki1234, 2007-07-09: 21:20:00

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Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: in-VORS

Sentence: Jane's friends noted that she was invoresing; she had bought over twelve onion novelty items, and had eaten the same amount, in the past half hour.

Etymology: Inverse and -vore

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sup-rie-zing

Sentence: according to the carrots, today was going to be the day of their glorious supprising

Etymology: supper, uprising, suprise

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COMMENTS:

Curious that it is the carrots. Everyone knows that brussel sprouts are revolting. - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:48:00

the pulses usually opt fpr appeasment - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:58:00

I didn't really hate brussel sprouts until I drank brussel-sprout-flavored soda, which was the nastiest thing I've ever tasted. And I've tasted cigarette ash. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:38:00

But are sprouts revolting in Brussels? - Clayton, 2007-07-05: 17:49:00

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: revenge-table

Sentence:

Etymology: revenge + vegetable

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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: weyrlady

Pronunciation: wa-food-eat

Sentence: Sadly, Farmer Bob had already been whafoodeeted by the time the state troopers arrived on the scene.

Etymology: Ardent meat lovers have a saying when it comes to vegetables - "That's not food, that's what food eats!" It's always made me laugh, anyway.

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Created by: newspapertragedy

Pronunciation: munch-ers-munch-ee-muncher-is-tics

Sentence: After Alic's carrote suffered from Muchersmuchemucheristics (MMM) she was consumed by what she was eating.

Etymology: I really like the word munch?

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Created by: iamthesexcninon

Pronunciation: vick-tate-id

Sentence: After all these years of being told, "Eat your vegetables!" I stopped listening to my mother when the celery victated me.

Etymology: Victim, ate, eliminated

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