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DEFINITION: v. To pig out at your desk right before a business lunch, so you'll be satisfied with a salad and water at the restaurant, and create the impression that you're not a glutton. n., A secret snack taken to strengthen one's resolve not to eat too much while others are watching.
Verboticisms
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Pregorge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pree gorj
Sentence: Judith had just ten minutes to finish her pregorge, before joining her workmates for sales meeting at IHOP.
Etymology: previous & gorge
Gluttobite
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Glutt-o-bye-tt
Sentence: She thinks she can hide her food away from us so we wont see her stuff her face before lunch, she's such a gluttobite.
Etymology: Gluttony as in greedy and Bite as in a little nibble, snack, quick meal etc..
Munchandlunch
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: munch and lunch
Sentence: Marianne's pre-emptive munchandlunch was an attempt to fill up before going out on Company lunch meetings. That way she could eat breadsticks and water and still appear sated.
Etymology: Munch (snack) & lunch (midday meal)
Stealthyeater
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stel thee eet ter
Sentence: Stella was a Stealthyeater. Before the weekly department group lunches onm Fridays at various popular but caloric eateries, she would eat something healthy and filling, so that all she would order when she was out for lunch was a salad. Todd was wise to her and mocked her, but he was secretly a stealthyeater, too, who filled himself with fruit and grains before joining his workmates, who appeared to absorb most of their calories by liquid methods!
Etymology: Stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishmen)& Healthy Eater ( having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease & someone who consumes food for nourishment)
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COMMENTS:
Good word - TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:26:00
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Gobbledyguile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GOBUHL-dee-GAHYL
Sentence: Bob, an arcanivore, whose hogma was: " lets binge from breakfast, for at office lunches we diet" carefully, with gobbledyguile, cramoflaged all morning long on Krispy Kreamy donuts.
Etymology: Blend of GOBBLE: to devour in greedy gulps; to take greedily; GOBBLEDY (of Gobbledy-gook):deliberate incomprensible language of those wishing to hid the truth & GUILE: to disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. CRAMOFLAGE: blend of cram & camouflage, 2. HOGMA (hog & dogma) 3.ARCANIVORE: (arcane & -vore, as in omnivore)
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COMMENTS:
perfect for this time of year - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:09:00
I didn't think KrispyKremes ranged so far and wide. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:42:00
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Sneaksnack
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: snik-snack
Sentence: Shannon had a quick sneaksnack before going to the Friday lunch with the office gang. It kind of backfired on her as she still ended up looking like a glutton when all she was hungry for was conveniently, dessert.
Etymology: sneak + snack
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COMMENTS:
good word. - Mustang, 2008-01-15: 03:48:00
right on the button! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 21:53:00
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Chowcanery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y
Sentence: She practised chowcanery to avoid eating a lot in front of her co-workers.
Etymology: chow + chicanery (trickery, deception )
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:43:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:13:00
Did she ever chowproof herself with chowder? Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:33:00
I agree... clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:10:00
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Prepast
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pree-past
Sentence: Jill read that having a small prepast before a party would keep her from the embarassment of eating too much. So she kept a box of donuts and a bag of chips in her drawer to nibble on before a business lunch so that she would make a good impression by eating a light, healthy meal.
Etymology: pre: (prefix) before, earlier or prepartory+ prepare: make ready beforehand for a specific purpose such as an event or occation + repast: a meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
Prebingeinate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pree-binj-in-ate
Sentence: Sue prebingeinated every time her friends asked her out for lunch unbeknownst to them.
Etymology: pre + binge
Gluttifaction
Created by: roseannmvp
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mary sat down for some gluttifaction before going on her first date with Chad.
Etymology: gluttony + satisfaction
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-15: 10:12:00
Thanks for the fun definition, remistram. Great job on all the verboticisms by all the verbotomists ... what a fun one for us all!
Jabberwocky - 2008-01-15: 10:17:00
Her her - oops I meant hear hear (my mouth was full as I'm snacking at my desk)
Thanks for all the tasty words! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James