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DEFINITION: v. To eat your favorite food, not because you are hungry, but because you are feeling sad or lonely. n. Food which is eaten to satisfy emotional cravings.
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Eatmotion
Created by: RainbowView
Pronunciation: it mo' shun
Sentence: Eatmotion occurs where one eats more to shun emotional turmoil, using food to expand the stomach in order to put pressure on the hole in their heart, in hope that it might stop the bleeding.
Etymology: eat + emotion, eat + more + shun, eat + motion
Proznack
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PROH-snak
Sentence: When his HMO denied his claim for anti-depressants, Terry turned to Proznacking. I hear he is up to 4 boxes of FiddleFaddle a day.
Etymology: Prozac (popular antidepressant) + snack
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-03-12: 07:03:00
A vote for effort! :D - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 19:19:00
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Satisfation
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: sat-iss-fat-ion
Sentence: Nigel knew that evolution has led to the human body craving fat under times of stress. He also knew trying to fight his anxiety with carbohydrate consumption made him fat. But he couldn't resist the feeling of satisfation he got from half a packet of biscuits.
Etymology: satisfaction (feeling of wellbeing) + fat (consisting of fat; a corpulent or obese person)
Crynge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crynj
Sentence: Whenever Donald was depressed, worried or feeling rejection he would crynge on his favorite cereal, Sugar Pops, until his mood improved.
Etymology: Blend of 'cry' and 'binge' ("v. to have a binge: to binge on junk food")
Emofoovings
Created by: victy
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: emo-emotional....foo-food....vings-cravings
Misereat
Created by: whimsy
Pronunciation: mi-zir-eat
Sentence: After he broke up with his girlfriend of three years, he had to misereat his way out of depression.
Etymology: misery + eat
Soothey
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soōðē
Sentence: Marcia wears her heart on her sleeve. This means that all too often she has that heart broken, or at least damaged. Whenever this happens she goes to her coping plan. Though she uses food to comfort herself, she works hard to keep it healthy. To make herself feel better, she will prepare a fruit soothey. She makes a point of using exotic fruits or fruits that are out of season to give herself a sense of importance. It usually just makes her feel broke.
Etymology: soothe (relieve or ease pain) + smoothie (a thick, smooth drink of fresh fruit puréed with milk, yogurt, or ice cream)
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:03:00
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Compyfood
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: compyfood
Sentence: When i´m sad, loneley or blue, i always get better with compyfood
Etymology: compensation food
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like an advertisement. - petaj, 2007-03-13: 05:04:00
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Devourapy
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: dee + vour + a + pee
Sentence: I'm sad and lonely, so I think I will make about 5 pounds of mashed potatoes with lots of butter, and engage in some devourapy.
Etymology: devour + therapy
Comfeed
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: kuhm-feed
Sentence: Beware girls! That comfeeding you do during the holidays can leave you with too-tight jeans!
Etymology: com=first syllable of "comfort" + feed
Comments:
Osomatic - 2007-03-12: 13:34:00
Oooh! I was trying to think of something for Prozac, and nothing came to mind. Well done!