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'I just ate ten bowls of cereal'

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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Sadstain

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sad stayn

Sentence: When Eric's girlfriend dumped him he ate bowls of cereal to sadstain him. He would become Cap'n Crunch, count his Lucky Charms and begin to feel more Special, K. This was how he got his Kix and said his Cheerios to old flames.

Etymology: Sad (unhappy, sorrowful) & Sustain (to provide nourishment)

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Snackalack

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: snack-a-lack

Sentence: Ye old lamente of the dumped: Oh fry, oh fry! my plover has left me for another. Needs must turn to snackalack as a balm for my troubled sole. Modern day translation: Bummer - my girlfriend taken off with my best mate. The only thing that will make me feel better is a roast chicken and some fish. Soul food.

Etymology: snack (tasty morsel) + alack (exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay)

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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

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Fodderfigure

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: fod dur fig err

Sentence: at times of stress he turned to a fodderfigure, before turning into a blimp.

Etymology: father figure, fodder

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Comforteating

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: com-fort-eet-ing

Sentence: It was a vicious circle, he comfortate to fell better, but that made him fat, so he comfortate to feel better...

Etymology: I think I got this one from "Paul McKenna will make you thin!"

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COMMENTS:

Comfort eating is what we would call this verboticism anyway. It's like that other one where there was already a phrase in use (Freudian slip). - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 11:53:00

Can't you be more original then that? Lame - tonya87, 2007-03-12: 15:03:00

tonya87, that wasn't very encouraging...I didn't mean to start anything. - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 19:19:00

Well, I must say I used that one precisely because there already existed a definition. I think it should be evaluated next to new ones. - allwise, 2007-03-13: 04:50:00

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Relationchip

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: reee lay shun tchippp

Sentence: women may come and women may go but you can rely on a good relationchip

Etymology: relationship chip (as in french fry)

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COMMENTS:

It's the only way to ketchup with your love life! - Nosila, 2009-09-29: 11:23:00

ha! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:06:00

I agree! - mweinmann, 2009-09-30: 08:13:00

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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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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")

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Emotionoodles

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: imōshənoōdlz

Sentence: Lance uses food to compensate for failed relationships. His current comfort food? Oodles of Emotionoodles. This has proved to be better for the budget than his prior therapy food, sadfron rice.

Etymology: emotional (arousing or characterized by intense feeling) + noodles (a strip, ring, or tube of pasta or a similar dough, typically made with egg and usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup)

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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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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!