Verboticism: Glucophile
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.
Glucophile
Created by: symemac
Pronunciation: gloo-co-file
Sentence: Robert's such a glucophile; he ate that entire box of candy, and washed it down with a litre of chocolate syrup.
Etymology: a combination of glucose and the greek 'philo' denoting a liking of what is specified.
Points: 632