Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Geophagist

A geophagist eats dirt. So most toddlers go through the geophagy phase - well those who haven't got an early dose of OCD of course. Apparently I took a liking to sand as a toddler. One of my sisters preferred snails. I think there was a geophagist among us as well. Any word imps out there with toddlers can increase their children's vocabulary now, thanks to Word Imperfect! Shari's invented meaning was the winner on the day. Good for you, Shari!

9 comments:

Shari said...

Geophagist is a person who listens to the hollow sounds the earth makes. It tells him whether a volcano or earthquake will start and how strong it will be.

Anonymous said...

A geophagist is someone who studies dog poo to see how old it is.

yours truly B said...

Geophagist is someone that studies space to see who is out there

yours truly B said...
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Anonymous said...

A geophagist is a terrorist who releases toxins into the ground with the intention of infecting water supplies and crops.

floribunda said...

a geophagist is someone who loves to dig holes in the ground, for no particular purpose

p.s. Shari, will you send one of your earthquake predictors my way? We've had a whold slew of little ones recently!

Sonnjea said...

A geophagist is a person who collects dirt. They'll have little jars all along their desks and windowsills, filled with samples of dirt. Each jar will have a label telling where the dirt came from and when. You can't always tell if a person's a geophagist -- some hide their fetish quite well -- but the dead giveaway is when they ask you for the contents of your vacuum cleaner bag.

Greta said...

A geophagist is someone who travels around the world studying the plausibility of local ghost stories. Tired of feeling like great-aunt Mildred is staring at you every time you walk up the back stairs? Call in the geophagist to see what can be done.

Anonymous said...

A Geophagist is actually the term for somebody who collects globes. They are quite well travelled as they search the "globe" for even more amazing and interesting globes to add to their collections. I collect teapots, I wonder what I that's called?