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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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Syruptuous
Created by: kmccardle
Pronunciation: Syrup + chew + us
Sentence: That box of candy was so syruptuous I simply couldn't help myself.
Etymology: Syrup(sweet liquid) - ous(suffix, "full of")
Sucrophilia
Created by: brokemonkey
Pronunciation: Soo-cro-fee-lee-uh
Sentence: John, a life-long sucrophiliac, is the candy store's best customer.
Etymology: Sucros (sugar molecule) + Philia (love of)
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - Morwen, 2006-12-19: 05:49:00
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Saccharinicate
Created by: jennw2ns
Pronunciation: Sak-kah-RIN-ih-kayt
Sentence: People tend to saccharinicate around the holidays.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
If the definition is given as a verb, how come most of the verboticisms are nouns? - jennw2ns, 2006-12-15: 10:32:00
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Sucrobsessed
Created by: aleclair
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The sucrobsessed man decided it was his prime duty that weekend not to repair the car, but to acquire a pound of Hersheys' Kisses.
Etymology: Sucrobsessed is an adjective. The verb form is sucrobsess, and the noun form is sucrobsession. The word is derived from sucrose, the scientific name for sugar - and obsess.
Sucracide
Created by: Hobart
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Fed up with such an untasty world and too weak to cut himself, Tom commited sucracide by consuming an entire bag of granulated sugar.
Etymology: Sucra- sweet, sugary cide-dealing with death or murder
Sugardance
Created by: TerikaBrown
Pronunciation: Sugar-dance
Sentence: Upon consumption of her chocolate truffles, Terika began to sugardance with shoulder shimmies and butt wiggles.
Etymology: English. "sugar" and "dance"
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COMMENTS:
- TerikaBrown, 2006-12-15: 12:21:00
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Sugeaters
Created by: kostik
Pronunciation: Shugiters
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
sugar+eaters meaning those who like sweaties - kostik, 2006-12-15: 01:28:00
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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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