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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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Starvedust
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: starv dust
Sentence: Just as Ernest was trying to drop off in bed, he craved a spread before him. Yes, he pined for pineapple; hankered for ham; ached for anchovies and craved carbohydrates. Just before starvedust, he longed for comfort on a bed of noodles. His pallet met his palate; he cradled an insane need for fast food and in his nest he craved birdsnest soup. Yes, he wanted some food in Ernest!
Etymology: starve (have a craving, appetite, or great desire for; be hungry for) & stardust (a multitude of stars, looking like dust;a dreamy,romantic,sentimental time of the evening, just before total blackness;Minute particles of matter that fall to Earth from the stars.
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COMMENTS:
The strong emotional attraction of Old English words; beautiful combination - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-11: 18:29:00
Cheers, you've brought a tear to my eyes, luckily not my Southern Cross-ed eyes. - Nosila, 2008-07-12: 01:39:00
Bueatifully lyrical!
Top nosh word! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-13: 21:42:00
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Beddybite
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: bed-dy-bite
Sentence: Little Joey was used to having a beddybite before he went beddybye. Unfortunately, little Joey wasn't so little anymore and his beddybite was going to give him such heartburn.
Etymology: beddybye+bite: beddybye -- a phrase used by mothers to their children at bed time + bite: a light snack or meal
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - splendiction, 2009-10-12: 22:27:00
clever word! - mweinmann, 2009-10-13: 23:34:00
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Insomniate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: in-SOM-nee-ayt
Sentence: For the fifth night in a row George's growling stomach kept he and his wife, Gladys, awake and for the fifth night in a row George raided the fridge and insomniate himelf off to dreamland.
Etymology: Blend of 'insomnia' and 'ate'.
Apneata
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ap/neet/a
Sentence: Joe's apneata was becoming so bothersome that Yvonne was considering sleeping on the sofa.
Etymology: apnea: periodic or irregular breathing pattern during sleep. apneata: periodic or irregular eating pattern during sleep. :)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-11: 14:26:00
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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)
Bedtimebinge
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bed-time-binge
Sentence: Joe often became peckish for a quick bite resulting in a bedtimebinge.
Etymology: bedtime + binge
Latapascare
Created by: justj
Pronunciation: lat-uh-pa-scare
Sentence: Joe's latapascare for food at nights, is what is causing the sudden weight gain.
Etymology: lata-"late" pascare"feed"
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COMMENTS:
lol, i like it - justj, 2008-07-12: 23:28:00
MANGA! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-13: 21:21:00
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Gizzardofnod
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gizərd əv näd
Sentence: Dorothy has a strange affliction. Her system confuses sleepiness for hunger. As soon as she starts to feel drowsy her stomach starts the **feed me** signal. More often than not she gives into the GizzardofNod. Dorothy*s puppy Toto is all too happy join in with the munchings.
Etymology: gizzard (a person\'s stomach) + of (indicating an association between two entities)+ nod (have one\'s head fall forward when drowsy or asleep) Play off of the Wizard of Oz
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COMMENTS:
We're off to see the Gizzard...you're not in KansGas anymore...good word! - Nosila, 2009-10-12: 22:18:00
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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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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)
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