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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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Cramouflage
Created by: Niarc
Pronunciation: 'Cram-o-flage'
Sentence: Anticipating management's poor attempt at a staff buffet, Pete went about his usual cramouflage, secretly gobbling a hand-full of dried cereal, two cupcakes and half a bag of marshmallows.
Etymology: A combination of 'Cram'- to fill with an excessive amount of food; overfeed, and 'Camouflage' - concealment.
Chowcanery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y
Sentence: Jenny was a master at chowcanery to avoid eating in front of her co-workers.
Etymology: CHOWCANERY - noun - from CHOW (food) + CHICANERY (evasion, or deception used to trick, or deceive someone)
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.
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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Clandeskdine
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: klan-dehsk-dyne
Sentence: Knowing that her lunch meeting would be with that handsome sales rep and that she would only order a small garden salad and a water to impress him, Natasha hid in her cubicle and began her clandeskdine eating operation at 9 am with a large box of cinnamon rolls.
Etymology: clandestine - held in secrecy + desk + dine
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-11-12: 18:24:00
Like it! - Nosila, 2008-11-12: 21:55:00
Me, too - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:38:00
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Gluttifaction
Created by: roseannmvp
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mary sat down for some gluttifaction before going on her first date with Chad.
Etymology: gluttony + satisfaction
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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Cramouflage
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Cram-o-fl-arge
Sentence: Hillary thought her cramouflage plan was really clever, before going to the restaurant for a business meeting she ate a vast amount before she left so that she looked in full control when ordering a small salad and water for lunch. She felt so good knowing that nobody would ever guess her little secret.
Etymology: Cram(to fill or stuff) + Camouflage(hide or disguise) = Cramouflage
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:09:00
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Cramwich
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: KRAM - wich
Sentence: Marla would eat a cramwich or two at her desk so often that her keyboard keys started to stick together with cramdrops.
Etymology: cram - to stuff in + sandwich - two slices of bread filled with meat, salads, condiments, etc.
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COMMENTS:
Which witches of the watercress sandwich lunch practiced cramwiching first? Funnypunny word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 10:06:00
cramdrops keep falling on my head.... - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:38:00
I guess that's how Marla keeps crammaging her keyboard... (those who sometimes eat at your computer — ever turn it over and shake all the cramdrops out? ) - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:40:00
Nah, nothing came out. Looks like I'm gonna have to use the cramdropsickle again! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 00:23:00
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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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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