Verboticism: Anoxtremia

'This cupcake is evil! I must destroy it, before it destroys me.'

DEFINITION: To follow a diet with such rigor and fervor that it consumes all your energy, and throws everything, even your desserts, out of proportion.

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Anoxtremia

Created by: weyrlady

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Sentence: In the throes of anoxtremia, she refused even the butterless popcorn.

Etymology: A combination of "anorexia" and the phrase "in extremia".

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Comments: Anoxtremia

weyrlady - 2007-07-23: 10:43:00
I'd swear we've already done this one.

purpleartichokes - 2007-07-23: 13:03:00
We did. James is repeating them for the summer.

Kyoti - 2007-07-23: 13:18:00
It's new to me, like most everything else. Sobbbb...

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