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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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Saccharage
Created by: BrotherCaine
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Augustus Gloop tried to saccharage his way through the whole of Wonka's factory.
Etymology: Saccharine + Rage
Sugourmandy
Created by: verbinator
Pronunciation: shu-gor-man-dee
Sentence: Receiving little gratification from his work at the IT help desk, Albert frequently reached for donuts, becoming another victim of sugourmandy.
Etymology: sugar + gourmand
Deinsulinate
Created by: Pappt002
Pronunciation: dee-in-su-len-ate
Sentence: When I am depressed I tend to deinsulinate until I feel like I'm going to burst!
Etymology:
Caramuttony
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Frank always kept his cell phone out and 911 on speed dial in the candy aisle - just in case his caramuttony kicked in.
Etymology: From Caramel & Gluttony
Jamcramming
Created by: wysware
Pronunciation: jam-cram-ming
Sentence: I guess from all those empty donut boxes that you've been jamcramming again
Etymology: jam (sweet sugary substance) cram (to overfeed)
Sucromania
Created by: Guthlaf1
Pronunciation: SOO-krow-MAYN-ee-ah
Sentence: He had been diagnosed with sucromania as a young boy, and had never really recovered.
Etymology: sucro - from the common sugar, sucrose mania - an obsession beyond all reason
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COMMENTS:
- Guthlaf1, 2006-12-16: 01:08:00
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Homeration
Created by: jdfalk
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: From the popular cartoon character Homer Simpson. One of his famous lines is "mmm, donuts," often followed by drooling.
Sugaholism
Created by: Mauserketi
Pronunciation: Shoog-uh-hall-izm
Sentence: Tom is clearly suffering from an acute case of sugaholism. He just can't stop with those sweets!
Etymology: From the words alcholism and sugar.
Canfrenzdy
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: can-frenz-dee
Sentence: His canfrenzdy reached an embarrassing point when he was seen eating the half-eaten donuts from the meeting that had been discarded and thrown in the waste bin.
Etymology: candy + frenzy (as in craze, delirium, hysteria)
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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