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DEFINITION: n. A sudden, uncontrollable desire to eat something fast, usually occurs at bedtime. v. To eat food while lying in bed.

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Noctogestion

Created by: hockml

Pronunciation: nock-toe-jes-chin

Sentence: Each night before he fell asleep, he was overcome by a fit of noctogestion that necessitated he wander from the bedroom to the kitchen in search of some food.

Etymology: noct, meaning "of the night" and gestion, such as digestion

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Nibblezz

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: nib L ZZ

Sentence: “Whaaat ‘re ya doinzzzzzzzz?” she quietly hissed into sleep. His thick hand slid out from under her pillow with the remnants of last night’s nibblezzes; he’d been looking forward to the prebed nosh all night. “Tmuck, tmack...”, he nibbledzz straight into zzzz.

Etymology: From: nibble and zz (sleep).

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Gastromnia

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌɡæsˈtɹɑmniə/

Sentence: The five pounds I put back on is probably due to some combination of gastromnia and the fact that I've recently learned how to bake.

Etymology: From gastro- and insomnia

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COMMENTS:

One letter away from gastromania...hmmm... - Discoveria, 2007-03-26: 12:12:00

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Remmmmmmmmmm

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: orrrr eeeee emmmmmmm

Sentence: His bouts of remmmmmmmmmmm coincided with bouts of yummnambulation

Etymology: r.e.m MMMMMMMMMM!

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COMMENTS:

Remmmmmmmmerable word! - Nosila, 2009-10-12: 22:19:00

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Noctankering

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: nokt-ank-er-ring

Sentence: The constant noctankerings and the free donuts at work were the two biggest factors in Humphrey's weight problem

Etymology: nocturnal + hankering

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like the noctankering turned Humphrey into a tank. - wordmeister, 2007-03-27: 00:53:00

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Eiderdine

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: i-der-dine

Sentence: The first time Mary and Moe got intimate she expected him to turn over and start snoring, not to sit up and indulge in a rather noisy spate of solo eiderdining.

Etymology: eiderdown (a heavy quilt) + dine (to make a meal)

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Munchiephagia

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: munchiephagia

Sentence: Slurp n Burp ;) Since he behaved regularly like a victim of munchiephagia he became more and more a bad influence on my own eating-habits...

Etymology: to have the munchies + medical term adephagia = munchiephagia

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