Verboticisms

Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Con-soom-e-full

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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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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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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: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: salad/ay/shush

Sentence: It was embarassing watching her nibble on her carrot because her relationship with food was so saladacious!

Etymology: salacious (erotic) + salad I'm using the meaning for consumed to be captivated or engrossed

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COMMENTS:

gets my vote for the pearotic corntent alone - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 06:46:00

don't even get me started on the corn - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 10:46:00

Oil and vinegar wrestling turns me beet red. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:06:00

Oil and vinegar wrestling turns me beet red. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:07:00

suffrice to satay this tablestalk will keep you blushing - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:14:00

...But I rebeet myself - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:14:00

I like this one. It gets to stay in the hat. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:18:00

rebeetition is the pea to suckcess - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:41:00

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Created by: debsro

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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: realnutty01

Pronunciation: chip-o-kilo-fodder

Sentence: A potatoe farmer became "chipokilofodder" after trying the local fish and chip shop.

Etymology: growing potatoes and eating them is not a good idea.They will bite back.

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COMMENTS:

And I have a craving for fish and chips.. now I have some reservations! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 20:11:00

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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: Clayton

Pronunciation: suhp-STEYJD

Sentence: Joe knew he was supstaged the instant he climbed out of the cryo-chamber and came face to face with Floyd, the 800 year old man-eating turnip.

Etymology: sup + upstaged

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COMMENTS:

that must have been Purple Floyd, Pink's brother - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 09:33:00

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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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