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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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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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Foodplight
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: food-plite
Sentence: Right before bedtime, I was faced with a foodplight. I knew that my gritfit would leave me feeling hungregret in the morning, but I was so sparetired that I couldn't help from pulling into McDonalds and ordering a slumberger. With cheezzzzzzzz.
Etymology: food fight, plight
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COMMENTS:
How about some dozenuts for dessert? Ah nothing like a RESTaurant for those late night munchies. - petaj, 2007-03-26: 06:29:00
My favorite is pizzzzzzza. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-26: 09:01:00
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Hiberneating
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hye burn eee ting
Sentence: She hated his hiberneating. He would go to sleep afterwards, but his gut would talk all night
Etymology: hibernating, eating
Pacipite
Created by: obgyn
Pronunciation: Pass-uh-pites
Sentence: I am getting fat because of my late night pacipites!
Etymology: paci-pacify, to satisfy pites-appetites, desire to eat, hunger
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COMMENTS:
Pacipiety. hehe. - azazn, 2007-03-26: 17:04:00
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Nocturnibble
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nok-tur-nib-uhl
Sentence: Joan just can't understand Jerry's need to eat in bed. His nocturnibble habit may well be why she is considering separate beds in her redecorating plan.
Etymology: nocturnal (of or pertaining to the night) + nibble (small morsel or bit)
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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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
Nocturnosh
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: nok-TER-nosh
Sentence: After accepting that she was a habitual nocturnosher, Monica finally broke down and just put a mini-fridge in her bedroom.
Etymology: Nocturnal + nosh
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COMMENTS:
She sounds like a real nocturnoff. - petaj, 2007-03-26: 06:26:00
Well, since her husband works at night court (he is a nocturney), Monica is so lonely... - Alchemist, 2007-03-26: 07:35:00
A mim-fridge? It's classier than the vending machine I suggested... - Discoveria, 2007-03-26: 12:13:00
*mini-fridge - Discoveria, 2007-03-26: 12:13:00
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Boltdozer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bowlt/dozer
Sentence: As soon as dusk fell he became a boltdozer, wolfing down any junk food in sight - he eventually married a short order chef
Etymology: bolt (to eat hurriedly) + dozer (sleeper)also refers to bulldozer
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COMMENTS:
I hope he keeps a dump truck beside the bed - porsche, 2007-03-26: 12:24:00
ha ha - as long as the manufacturer is caterpillar (stress on the cater) - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-26: 12:34:00
Isn't tht what you rest your head on while consuming the catering? - petaj, 2007-03-27: 04:44:00
pillar - very funny - you have a wicked sense of humour Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 06:15:00
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Snoggle
Created by: reverb
Pronunciation: snaw-gle
Sentence: Hillary liked Bobby. And she didn't mind sleeping with him except for the fact that he was an habitual snoggler, who'd consume two boxes of cookies, diet coke and small chicken every night while he was sleeping. She didn't mind the crumbs, but she couldn't stand the constant slurping! So she game him an ultimatum. He said he couldn't sleep on an empty stomach. She told him that he would have to sleep in an empty bed.
Etymology: snore + snogger + hog
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