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DEFINITION: v., To finish your plate and eat all the food in front of you, even when not hungry. n., Compulsive over-consumption of food in order to relieve guilt.
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Appenitite
Created by: tehbeks
Pronunciation: ah peh nuh tite
Sentence: Robert had skipped church that morning, so he decided to perform his appenitence with gusto at brunch.
Etymology: appetite + penitence
Ethiopig-out
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: E-the-oh-pig-out
Sentence: Darlene mindlessly began to mindlessly Ethiopig-out on the left over goulash after the dinner discussion turned to the starving children of Namibia.
Etymology: Ethiopia - a third world country reknown as a shoot location for "Save the children" infomercial shoots + Pig-out- to gorge oneself on food in the manner as would a pig.
Glutanthropy
Created by: FayeWord
Pronunciation: glut-an-throw-fy
Sentence:
Etymology: glutton; philanthropy
Foverumption
Created by: darkley
Pronunciation: fo-ver-ump-tion
Sentence: Jerry foverumption the disgusting meal.
Etymology: food+over+consumption
Compulseindulge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: com-PULSE-in-dulj
Sentence: Freddie had a phobia regarding leftovers wherein he feared they would go to waste if not eaten immediately and he would immediately compulseindulge following meals wherein he would clean up all leftovers in dishes and from other folks plates.
Etymology: Blend of 'compulsion'(a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act) and 'indulge' (to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc)
Cleanplatism
Created by: nyxnekhbet
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Joe wasn't really hungry but his cleanplatism kept him from leaving even a morsel for the mice.
Etymology:
Terribleat
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: terr + ih + bleat
Sentence: Look, those poor kids are starving, so the least I can do is terrobleat this food...for them.
Etymology: terrible + eat + guilt, of course
Scrapture
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: skrap-chur
Sentence: He knew he should have stopped after consuming the entire chicken breast, but seeing the crispy skin lying tantalizingly before him, he got caught up in the scrapture.
Etymology: scrap, rapture
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COMMENTS:
Holy Scrapture Batman! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-12: 10:00:00
Awesom - skunkchunk, 2007-10-13: 17:13:00
e - skunkchunk, 2007-10-13: 17:13:00
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-14: 18:59:00
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Gormanitarian
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gawr/man/i/tair/ee/uhn
Sentence: Joe, the ultimate gormanitarian, was quoted as saying, " I ate six helpings of everything for all the starving children in the world. God bless them and pass the leftover ham and potatoes."
Etymology: GORMANITARIAN - noun - from GORMANDIZE (to eat greedily, or ravenously) + HUMANITARIAN (having concern for and helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James