Verboticisms

Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: DI-et-FOB-ik

Sentence: Jenny had become dietphobic at age thirteen, never realising that all the 'cool' girls were anorexic.

Etymology: diet - relating to one's intake of food phobic - the fear of an object or concept

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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: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gore/mi/vated

Sentence: He was totally gourmivated by food of any kind and his 438 pounds was a testament to this addiction.

Etymology: gourmet + captivated (consumed)

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COMMENTS:

I think that's what happened to the Galloping Gourmivator - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:22:00

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: REHT-troh-grayz

Sentence: Alex's attempt at retrograzing cow's brains proved unsuccessful--he was no smarter.

Etymology: retrograde (backwards) + graze

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COMMENTS:

no wonder he's cowed by his girlfriends - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:25:00

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Created by: surdut

Pronunciation:

Sentence: OBITUARY:The gardener was found vegerized after the revolt in the community garden. Fed up with her relentless squeezing, touching and pillaging, the greens, beans and tomatoes attacked, leaving nothing but her bones. In lieu of flowers, please donate organic fertilizer to your politician of choice.

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Created by: annieb

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I'm foodsessing again.

Etymology: from food and obsess, as in, you are so obsessed with your food, it consumes you

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Created by: bubbos

Pronunciation: Me-ta-mor-phi-gest

Sentence: With the new Hollywood diet, Sally eventually metamorphigested into air.

Etymology: Metamorphosis + digest

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Created by: debsro

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: figg say shun

Sentence: She found it difficult to put words to her figsation. "Figs move me" she would state simply. And they did, regularly.

Etymology: fixation, figs.

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COMMENTS:

It made her meloncholy - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:49:00

but not meloncolic - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:57:00

and I bet her best friend was Prunella - they probably moved in the same circle - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 06:06:00

Did you know that diarrhea is a genetic condition? It runs in your jeans. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:48:00

I mean "genes." Damn you, puns that only really work spoken out loud! Hm...I wonder if there are any good puns based on homonyms instead of homophones, so that they only work when written, and not when spoken. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:49:00

jeans is much funnier - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00

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