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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.
Verboticisms
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Beddingbreakfast
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bed ding brek fast
Sentence: When Fireman Joe started his midnight shift rotation, his first meal of the day was usually pizza or other leftovers from his family's dinner. He insisted on eating it in bed before he got up and got ready for work. His wife hated his beddingbreakfast routine, as it gave a whole new meaning to the word bedspread. She looked forward to his rotation on days so their meals could be enjoyed as a family. She also hated getting his salami on her pristine duvet at that time of night.
Etymology: Bedding (coverings that are used on a bed)& Breakfast(the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) & Wordplay on Bed & Breakfast (Accommodation, usually in a private home which includes lodging and first meal of the day)
Moonchies
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: moon/cheez
Sentence: He had an attack of the full moonchies, that irresistible urge to chow down and send himself to dreamland on a full stomach.
Etymology: moon + munchies
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Gets my vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-26: 07:59:00
Good one. - ErWenn, 2007-03-26: 08:58:00
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Munchevensdrome
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /munch-evens-drome/
Sentence: "After a night out on the town she was suffering from a severe case of munchevensdrome, and so headed for the nearest kebab shop."
Etymology: Munchies + evening + syndrome
Compiefood
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: compie food
Sentence: if there is no sex i will take compiefood
Etymology: compensation food
Reposerepast
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree poze ree past
Sentence: No matter how well Reggie ate all day, he had to have a reposerepast in bed at night. Regina, his long suffering wife, was by now used to him eating everything from main course options to snacks and finger food at bedtime. His bad habit led him to have very lively dreams and nightmares, not to mention food particles on their bedding. More than one night she had to try and rest in peas...
Etymology: Repose (lie in a comfortable resting position;lie in a horizontal position) & Repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
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COMMENTS:
"rest in peas" - clever! - splendiction, 2009-10-12: 22:29:00
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Yumber
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: \ˈyəm-bər\
Sentence: Connie woke abruptly by the sounds of her husband Fred noshing away at 1:00am. He looked at her and grinned through bites, "Pizza!, it's what for YUMBER!"
Etymology: Combination of YUM + Slumber
Bedtimebinge
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bed-time-binge
Sentence: Joe often became peckish for a quick bite resulting in a bedtimebinge.
Etymology: bedtime + binge
Snurge
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Snuh-urge
Sentence: Last night my pregnant wife had a snuge for ice cream.
Etymology: Sn(ack)+ Urge
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COMMENTS:
Simple, but good. - ErWenn, 2007-03-27: 02:20:00
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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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Snackattack
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: snack attack
Sentence: If i go to bed after midnight, almost without fail i experience a snack attack right before i go to sleep. (that's where the weight gain comes in...)
Etymology: sneak/snack attack..... i think it's pretty self-explanatory.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41.
Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
lumina - 2008-07-11: 20:40:00
Omg...I laughed out loud on this one!
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41. Thank you ziggy41. ~ James