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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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Emockapy

Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: emak-epi

Sentence: He emockapies himself with chines , whenever he is feeling sad.

Etymology: em from emotional , ock from shock, and apy from therapy.

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Boremet

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boor-mey

Sentence: Alan doesn't handle the mundane or monotonous well. When he is bored he eats and eats well. No bag of chips for him. When life seems tedious, it's caviar or truffles to make him feel better. Alan's friends refer to him as a boremet.

Etymology: bore (to weary by dullness, tedious repetition) + gourmet (connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure)

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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

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Smorgasbored

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: smOr-giz-bOrd

Sentence: Selina sat in front of the food she just pulled from the fridge. She is smorgasbored and content to eat her blues away after being dumped by her boyfriend of nine years.

Etymology: smorgasbord, as in buffet/ bored, as in discontent or depressed

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Upperingest

Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Sadisfy

Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: sad-is-fy

Sentence: Food will sadisfy my empty stomach as well as my empty heart.

Etymology: sad + satisfy

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COMMENTS:

Very cute! - tonya87, 2007-03-12: 15:02:00

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Breakdread

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: brake-dred

Sentence: After his wife left him, his daughter ran off with the Hell's Angels, and his dog bit off his left thumb, Mark felt helpless and began to breakdread with a fervor. His drug of choice - consolation fries.

Etymology: break bread (to eat), dread

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