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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.
Verboticisms
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Glucoverdose
Created by: DoctorManhattan
Pronunciation: 'glü-'kO-v&r-"dOs
Sentence: "If you eat all those deep-fried Twinkies, you're going to glucoverdose."
Etymology: From Greek "gleukos" meaning "sweet wine" + from Old English "over" + from Greek and Latin "dosis" meaning "gift".
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COMMENTS:
Deep fried twinkies? That sounds good! - wordmeister, 2006-12-15: 17:25:00
I know. There was this restaurant in L.A. that would sell them, but every time we went there they were closed for one reason or another (family emergencies (heart attacks?), etc.) and then they finally closed permanently, so I never got a chance to try o - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:35:00
ne. By all reports, they were exquisite, though. Guess I'll have to try it myself one of these days. - DoctorManhattan, 2006-12-17: 14:36:00
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Candyvore
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: Can-di-vore
Sentence: My daughter is candyvoring a lot lately. So like me!
Etymology: From the adj. candyvore candy + vore (latin)
Homerdose
Created by: spacemonkeymafia
Pronunciation: ho mer dose
Sentence: I could easily homerdose on a case of girl scout cookies.
Etymology:
Mambalicious
Created by: Scorpio
Pronunciation: ?
Sentence: This Is Mambalicious :P
Etymology: Mar(velous) (do one write it down like this?) + (de)licious, things that are delicious sometimes leads 2 over-consumption
Sucrosextasy
Created by: satan
Pronunciation: sue-cros-ex-ta-cee
Sentence: i achieved a higher plane of sucrosextacy upon opening the box of godiva chocolates
Etymology: Sucrose - sugar ex - meaning former or no longer (doesnt belong here so lets just ignore it) tasy - not certain
Gluphoria
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: Glue-foria
Sentence: If it weren't for his gluphoria, Bill would not have eaten the whole box of donuts.
Etymology: glucose (sugar) + euphoria
Comments:
wyzowl - 2006-12-15: 01:28:00
Gluttony has made it so. Eating at any time in excess of your body needs is gluttony.
Fleury - 2006-12-15: 02:36:00
Yes, I used 'overindolcevita' for http://www.verbotomy.com/verbotomy.php?jid=kiss already. Sorry, but it just seemed so apt for this one as well.
i spelled my word wrong! how do i change it?
- 2006-12-15: 07:50:00
Hi Loosepeice, We are adding a VSEC (Verboticism Spelling, Editing and Correction) feature this weekend... ~ James
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:51:00
aw, someone already made "Gluephoria"...why can I never think of something original? It always seems like someone beats me to the punch...I guess I should get up earlier. :D
warped - 2006-12-15: 12:53:00
btw, There's no way to change/retract a word, is there?
Hi warped, Not yet... but soon! ~ James
Seems the early verb catches the worm voting wise, eh?
ArosaMike - 2006-12-17: 18:55:00
Woohoo! I made a 100% unique word :D Get in ;)
Works well as a noun, but as a verb...?
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