Verboticism: Eferable
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
Silverwhore
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sil-vur-hore
Sentence: It was true that Joe was a silverwhore, but using forkplay on his pizza slices and toast ultimately led to him shedding 10 pounds.
Etymology: silverware, whore
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COMMENTS:
You caught me. I've used forkplay on a pizza before. Funny word Purp! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-09: 10:03:00
Don't be ashamed, I did that yesterday to a messy pizza, then I threw caution to the wind and grabbed it by the crust. - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-09: 15:25:00
and it made his culinary experience so much more satisfying - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-09: 16:21:00
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Utensify
Created by: Daneslarue
Pronunciation: Yoo-Ten-Siff-Aye
Sentence: I find it quite irritating when people utensify pieces of candy.
Etymology: From Utensil
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
Handsfreater
Created by: ajnemajrje
Pronunciation: Hands-Free-Ter
Sentence: I never knew John was a Handsfreater until i saw him eat a choclate bar with a knife and fork.
Etymology: Contraction of Hands Free Eater
Digitrauma
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dijitroumə
Sentence: Wendell suffers digitrauma whenever he imagines people in the restaurant kitchen touching his food. The advertising slogan for KFC gives him a major case of the heebie-jeebies. He can’t even bring himself to say it out loud.
Etymology: digit (a finger) + trauma (a deeply distressing or disturbing experience)
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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Spearit
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: speer/it
Sentence: Dave didn't eat anything unless he could spearit.
Etymology: spear + spirit + it
Utensilizer
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation: Ū-tĕn-sĭl-īzĕr
Sentence: Look at Craig. After graduating from finishing school, he can't seem to stop himself from utensilizing his potato wedges.
Etymology:
Silverwary
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: sil-ver-wair-ee
Sentence: i knew when he brought a knife and fork to pizza hut that he must be quite silverwary
Etymology: silverware, wary
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COMMENTS:
I especially like this one because in a way, it's similar to mine (cutleery). - Osomatic, 2007-10-09: 14:23:00
Sounds like he's a bit of silvertail to me! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-09: 18:38:00
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