Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ōvərflô

Sentence: After a poor health report Richard decided to give his diet an overhaul. No more meat, no more dairy products, fresh local vegetables only... The plan has become an overflaw since he started smoking and drinking more to calm his jangled nerves.

Etymology: overhaul (take apart a piece of machinery or equipment in order to examine it and repair it if necessary) + flaw (a fault or weakness in a person\\\'s character)

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Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: Arti-cho-ker

Sentence: Lucinda fumbled around the bottom of her handbag for a matchbox, gasping for a light. Striking the match she lit the end of the celery stick drawing a deep drag from it. The uncontrollable hacking that accompanied being an artichoker must surely have it's benefits?

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Created by: ambercriss

Pronunciation: pro-teen-a-nah-ste

Sentence: she is a proteinanasty

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Created by: Double

Pronunciation: hippo-krunk

Sentence: Mandy, a typical hypocrunk, scolded Jim about eating his "artery-clogging" fried chicken as she swilled down her fifth martini.

Etymology: Hypocrite + Crunk

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Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: eet-ohn-muhnt

Sentence: Ken underwent eatonement every year after he and his old highschool buddies had their annnual "live like the 1970's" weekend. After 48 hours of living like he was 16 again he would eatone by eating only rhubarb and radishes for 3 days and having a high colonic.

Etymology: eat + atonement

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-10: 10:18:00

Eatonement is fantastic. I'm still recovering from the 70's - might try Ken's remedy! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-10: 17:32:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: eh-qui-lie-bay-shen-ism

Sentence: Jen, a strict equilibationist, was a regular at the Salad and Cigar Bar down the street from her office. Each day after work she and her vegan friends would meet during happy hour for organic cocktails, free-range Buffalo Tofu and Celery Crisps.

Etymology: equilibrize: compensate for or counterbalance; make up or adjust for + libation: an alchoholic drink + -ism: a suffix that denotes a distinct system of beliefs, logic or social movement such as vegetarianism, veganism, consumerism, etc.

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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: gin bun ee

Sentence: Patty was an obsessive ginbunny, who stomached natural wheatgrass juice, power cleanses, and the sauna, all so she could enjoy her ciggies and martinis !

Etymology: from "GYMBUNNY" the moder day person who is a compulsive gym goer plus adding Gin to the mix

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vee gan ee bree ayt

Sentence: Marsha's system to offset her drinking and smoking vices was to veganebriate herself. For each piece of lettuce, she would take a drink from her cocktail glass. This worked fine until the day in Mexico when she accidentally drank the worm in the tequila bottle...

Etymology: Vegan (one whose strict diet consists of no animal or dairy foods) & Inebriate (a chronic drinker;become drunk or drink excessively)

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Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: at-kin-neme-e-ah

Sentence: Joyce may be AAtkinnemic, but I have to admit she seems a lot happier now.

Etymology: Alcoholics Anonymous + Atkins diet + anemia

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Created by: vmalcolm

Pronunciation: /ædipəkrit/

Sentence: Oh! Come on Anne, you're such an addipocrite. Do you really think that by stop eating fats you'll gain all the health you've lost in the past last 10 years of your life?

Etymology: ADDIPOCRITE. From Addict (one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity) + Hypocrite (a person given to hypocrisy)

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COMMENTS:

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-10: 12:29:00

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