ONYCHOPHAGY

PRONUNCIATION: (ah-nuh-KAH-fuh-je)

MEANING: noun: The practice of biting one’s nails.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek onycho-, from onyx (nail) + -phagia (eating). Earliest documented use: 1898. Also known as onychophagia.
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O NYC - HO! pH AGO - an apostrophe, greeting New York City's previous acidity

ON CHO, PHAGE - instruction to an eater of carbohydrates

ONLY CHOMP HAGY - a zombie with a very limited taste