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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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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
Bedcrumbs
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bedkrəmz
Sentence: Mary couldn’t understand why Ralph seemed fixated on eating crackers in bed. She finally figured out that he was leaving a trail of bedcrumbs when he got up during the night. She hadn’t realized how advanced his Alzheimer’s had become.
Etymology: bed (a piece of furniture for sleep or rest) + bread crumbs (a storybook technique for retracing your steps)
Dreambun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dream-bun
Sentence: Guthrie always succumbed to dreambunning. It led to the collapse of his marriage due to crumbreconcilable differences in the bed room.
Etymology: cream bun (my favourite tuck shop treat when I was a kid) + dream (something one does at bedtime + something one yearns for)
Somnabulunching
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: SOMME-NAB-YOU-LUNCH-ING
Sentence: "Doc, you gotta help me!" Joe said to his psychiatrist. "I wake up and the bed is full of crumbs.I'm putting on weight and i don't remember emptying the refrigerator and cupboard." Doctor Moriarty pressed his fingertips together and, peering over the top of his glasses with a wizened gaze said: "Joe, i've seen this condition before. It's called SOMNABULUNCHING and it strikes far too many people...."
Etymology: SOMNABUlism-sleepwalking+LUNCHING-self explanatory
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COMMENTS:
I'm back,baby! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-13: 21:33:00
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Slunchies
Created by: sunny09
Pronunciation: slunch-eeze
Sentence: the only problem with slunchies is falling asleep with food in your mouth
Etymology: slumber, munchies.
Snackzzzs
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: snakzzzs
Sentence: Lolita always snackzzzs. Barny doesn't know if she is awake or sleeping but she suddenly jumps out of bed and returns with leftovers. Sometimes he isn't sure whether she is snoring or chewing.
Etymology: snack, zzzs
Moonchies
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: moon/cheez
Sentence: It was just around midnight when Joe had a full attack of the moonchies, that irresistible urge to chow down and send himself to dreamland on a full stomach.
Etymology: MOONCHIES - noun - from MOON + MUNCHIES (food suitable, or meant for snacking)
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COMMENTS:
hey hey we're the Moonchies - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-11: 14:27:00
Did Queen Victoria have moonchies with Munshi? Excellent blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-11: 19:08:00
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Hypnoshsis
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: hihp-NOSH-sihs
Sentence: Alex kept a large bag of cashews on the bedstand to sate fits of hypnoshsis.
Etymology: hypno- ("sleep") + nosh ("quick snack") + hypnosis (sublimated state in which one can be persuaded to act uncontrollably)
Calorzees
Created by: azazn
Pronunciation: kal-or-zeez
Sentence: I haven't got the energy to sleep, I think I need some calorzees.
Etymology: calor- comes from calories and -zees comes from 'catchin some z's'.
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COMMENTS:
LOL. Nice one! - obgyn, 2007-03-26: 17:02:00
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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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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