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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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Sweetophilia
Created by: humbug
Pronunciation: [swi:toufilie]
Sentence: He suffers from sweetophilia.
Etymology:
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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Tugarasm
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: Too - grr - as - m
Sentence: I nearly had a tugarasm when I tasted my sister-in-law's chocolate fudge cake.
Etymology: Tugarasm is a mixture of three words... To Sugar Oragasm ... meaning To have an oragasmic reaction to sugar.
Gorgerjoy
Created by: BonnieDog
Pronunciation: gorjerjoy
Sentence: i really gorgerjoy eating sweets
Etymology: gor-jer-joy
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COMMENTS:
This is a mix of 'gorge' and 'enjoy'. - BonnieDog, 2006-12-16: 15:51:00
Do I get points for comments? That's a bit odd because I could just add loads of comments myself. - BonnieDog, 2006-12-16: 15:52:00
No, maybe not! - BonnieDog, 2006-12-16: 15:52:00
Hey BonnieDog, No points for comments, but you od get points for words -- and you've created good words! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2006-12-17: 23:12:00
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Sugarddiction
Created by: haroldbarold
Pronunciation: shoo-gar-dik-shun
Sentence: Not even the fine staff and facilities of the Walla Walla Fat Camp could break Herbert from his sugarddiction
Etymology: sugar + addiction
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COMMENTS:
Oh boy howdy - haroldbarold, 2006-12-15: 12:22:00
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Saccharophiliac
Created by: Jonno
Pronunciation: sak/ar/oh/fill/ee/ak
Sentence: Rob was unexpectedly outed as a saccharophiliac when the bag of white powder found in his suitcase tested positive for sherbet.
Etymology: Saccharine(sweet) + Philiac (one that has a tendency towards)
Lustouny
Created by: ThreeTrees
Pronunciation: La-s-to-ni
Sentence:
Etymology: lust+glatouny
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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