Verboticism: Gleecose

'This donut is so good!'

DEFINITION: v. To enjoy, or derive physical pleasure from, the eating of sweets and other sugared substances -- often leads to over-consumption. n. Pleasure derived from the consumption of sweets.

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Gleecose

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: glēkōs

Sentence: After a Krispy Kreme binge, John thought he might need to check his gleecose level. He was especially concerned when he nicked himself shaving and found that his blood was crystallizing. When he went out for his morning run, he was swarmed by bees but instead of being stung the bees seemed to be licking him.

Etymology: glee (great delight) + glucose (a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates)

Points: 347

Comments: Gleecose

mweinmann - 2009-08-05: 07:58:00
great word!!

jrogan - 2009-08-05: 12:29:00
Sweet word! Makes me giggle