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DEFINITION: n., The fear of eating the skins of fruits, vegetables, or small animals. v., To worry about saving one's skin while chewing on a rind, peel, or pelt.
Verboticisms
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Unapeeling
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: uhn-uh-PEEL-ihng
Sentence: Just as Alex had an unapeeling approach to apples, he insisted that his girlfriend cut the crusts off his PBJs.
Etymology: unappealing + peeling
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COMMENTS:
like this one desribes it well - aigle101, 2007-10-17: 14:17:00
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Agrowaphobia
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ah + gro + ah + pho + bee + ah
Sentence: I know that's got lots of vitamins and all that, but I'm still not eating it because, frankly, it's yucky.
Etymology: agoraphobia but with "grow" in there.
Abomidermy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: a-bom-uh-DER-mee
Sentence: Bob had created such a long litany of words for his abomidermy, such as eskinchewy, dreaddruff, dermaghast, and sloughthroe etc., that he spent the whole day trying to find ways "to save his own skin."
Etymology: Blend of ABOMINATE: hate, detest, loathe, find repugnant and DERM: (skin). ESKINCHEWY (skin; eschew; chewy.)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-09: 05:59:00
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Repulskin
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ri/puhl/skin
Sentence: Amy has sufferd from the dreaded phobia of repulskin since early childhood. She can't eat apples, grapes, nectarines, or especially fuzzy peaches, or any other fruits unless all the skin is completely peeled off.
Etymology: repulsion + skin
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COMMENTS:
I would not be at all surprised to find that Amy actually existed. I haven't gone down that road personally, but I could easily see someone developing a strong aversion like that. - ErWenn, 2007-10-08: 10:56:00
They do exist: a former workmate had an extreme fastidiousness about the apple and pear skins. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-08: 18:33:00
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Dermingestiphobia
Created by: Daneslarue
Pronunciation: Derm-In-Jest-I-fo-Bee-A
Sentence: I suffer from acute dermingestiphobia; banana peels have been known to send me cowering into the corner.
Etymology: Derm - Skin Ingest - Consume Phobia - Fear
Skinsternation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: skin-ster-ney-shuhn
Sentence: Thelma was almost paralyzed with severe skinsternation anytime she was faced with the prospect of eating the skin of any produce or animal, fearing that it would block up or otherwise harm her digestive system.
Etymology: Blend of 'skin' and 'consternation ( A state of paralyzing dismay)
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COMMENTS:
good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-09: 07:03:00
Great! great word! - vmalcolm, 2008-09-09: 07:34:00
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Fearomembrane
Created by: aigle101
Pronunciation: fear-o-membrane
Sentence: noun;fear of any outer skin(membrane) whether refering to fruit ,vegetable or animal etc...;
Etymology: fear and membrane (outer skin or fur)
Perhfable
Created by: lalaland
Pronunciation: Peer-fah-ble
Sentence: Angel peeled the skin of the apple for she is very Perhfable.
Etymology: Origin-American. In the 1700's, Perhfable really meant "The fear of eating Fruits and Vegtibles" but in 1924 It changed to mean "The fear of eating the peel or rines of fruits and vegtibles"
Skintimidation
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: skin-tim-id-ay-shun
Sentence: The potato looked great inside, but the skintimidation proved too much for him, and he moved on to the peas and carrots.
Etymology: intimidation, skin
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James