Verboticism: Putensillanimous
DEFINITION: v., To use a knife and fork to eat foods like hamburgers, pizza, or pigeon wings, which are customarily consumed using one's hands. n., A person who is afraid to eat food touched by human hands.
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Cutler
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: KUTT-lurr
Sentence: Richard was such a cutler that he once tried to eat popcorn with a knife and fork when we went to the cinema.
Etymology: cutlery - y, sounds like butler
Fiddledfoodphobia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fid/dled/food/pho/bia
Sentence: Amy's two afflictions, repulskin and fiddledfoodphobia drove her boyfirend crazy. She couldn't eat at a restaurant unless she visited the kitchen to ensure all the cooks were wearing rubber gloves.
Etymology: fiddled with + food + phobia
Implementill
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: im plem ent ill
Sentence: George's insistance on eating all his foods with a knife, spoon and/or fork was considered instrumentill by his friends. His phobia about not touching his food was especially painful to watch when he ate popcorn, chocolate bars and mixed nuts.
Etymology: Implement (utensil,piece of equipment used as a means to an effect)&Ill (sick;not well;unfavourable;with disapproval) - WordPlay on instrumental (serving or acting as a means or aid)
Fiddledfoodphobia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fid/dled/food/pho/bia
Sentence: Amy's two afflictions, repulskin and fiddledfoodphobia drove her boyfirend crazy. She couldn't eat at a restaurant unless she visited the kitchen to ensure all the cooks were wearing rubber gloves. Fiddledfoodphobia is a strange, but very common ailment of wash-my-hands-every-three-minutes people.
Etymology: fiddled with + food + phobia
Spoonosh
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Spoo-nosh
Sentence: Timothy cast his eye across the back of the packet and down past the ingredients. "Boil-in-the-bag Pizza. Suitable for Spoonoshers"
Etymology: Spoon - Cutlery used to scoop food. Nosh - food (sl.)
Fretiquette
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fret ik eht
Sentence: His fretiquette derived from a summer camp where as a child he saw a cook with the personal hygiene of an epidemic.
Etymology: fret etiquette
Squeamdish
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: squeem/dish
Sentence: A squeamdish person will always use utensils while preparing or eating food. People who criticize this eating disorder are know as dishrags.
Etymology: squeamish + dish
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COMMENTS:
Your squeamdish person sounds like they might need utensive care. Excellent word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 09:59:00
Beware of dishrags: they'll "knife" you! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:35:00
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Digitrepidation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dijittrepidāshən
Sentence: Rob has a bad case of digitrepidation. He fears the sight of fingers. If he had his way everybody would be required to wear mittens like he does. Even the mention of finger food gives him the heebie-jeebies.
Etymology: digit (a finger (including the thumb) or toe) + trepidation (a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen)
Cutleery
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: cut + leer + ee
Sentence: Even though "cutleery" is an adjective, it can be used to describe someone who uses a knife and fork to eat hamburgers, pizza or &etc.
Etymology: cutlery + leery
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COMMENTS:
so many good words today - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:20:00
I not sure if he'll be able to cut the mustard! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:31:00
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