i bit a piece of my tongue and accidentally swallowed it. is there such a word to describe this action?
2007-02-16 14:11:21 · 8 answers · asked by muffin 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I would guess 'autophagia'. This is from the Greek 'auto', meaning 'self' and 'phagein' (or something like that), meaning 'to eat'. You get the same root in a word like 'coprophagia', which means 'eating one's own sh1t'.
I notice that one other answerer (K ;) has already suggested that. Well, great minds think alike !
By the way, what did it taste like ?
2007-02-17 06:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
autophagia: 1. the biting or eating of one's own flesh
2007-02-16 22:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by K ; 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well I don't know if it exists but if pescivory is eating fish and carnivory is eating meat then perhaps it is autocarnivory.
And if it isn't it damn well should be!
2007-02-16 22:37:45 · answer #3 · answered by AlexChappel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's called self-cannibalism, or autocannibalism
2007-02-16 22:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oral masturbation by mastication. How does it taste inside? ;)
2007-02-16 22:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
unfortunate
2007-02-16 22:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
careless
2007-02-16 22:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
cannibalism.
2007-02-16 22:14:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anthony 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋