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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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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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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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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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Chlug
Created by: Berlioze
Pronunciation: Ch lug
Sentence: Bob suddenly began chlugging all the food in our fridge last night!
Etymology: I thought of this as a combination of "late" and "chug", which became "chlug"
Nightnibble
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: night + nibble
Sentence: I nightnibble all the time, it's why I'm so fat.
Etymology: Um, night and nibble. Together. I know, it's not very good.
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
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)
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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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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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