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DEFINITION: To eat your favorite food, not because you are hungry, but because you are feeling sad or lonely.
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Emonourishment
Created by: thebudman
Pronunciation: ee-mO-nur-ish-ment
Sentence: Even though I just ate, I couldn't help but engage in some good ol' emonourishment when I got home after my best friend told me he would be moving to Alaska.
Etymology: Emotional + Nourishment
Doldrumstick
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: dohl-druhm-stik
Sentence: He was a doldrumsticker for months after his girlfriend left him.
Etymology: doldrum - (sad, listless) stick - (from drumstick as in chicken leg)
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COMMENTS:
I think I would opt for the ice cream versions of drumsticks - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-05: 12:26:00
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Savioracious
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: seyv-yer ey-shuhs
Sentence: Stan's sorrow was lightened by his savioracious appetite.
Etymology: savior + voracious
Pityfull
Created by: FreeToys
Pronunciation: pi' - tee - full
Sentence: When she finished the first half gallon, she kept eating because although she was full, she would never be Pityfull
Etymology: pity/pitiful/full
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COMMENTS:
funny!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-05: 12:29:00
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Forklorn
Created by: torpid
Pronunciation: fôrk'-lôrn
Sentence: After Susie kicked him to the curb, eric, forklorn, ate three slices of macaroni and cheese pizza.
Etymology: fork + forlorn
Suisideofbeefal
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sue-i-side-of-BEEF-al
Sentence: Bob couldn't just comfort eat, he went the whole hog -- he was suisideofbeefal.
Etymology: suicidal + side of beef
Munchsturbate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: munch-stur-bate
Sentence: In order to keep his mind and body busy after the break-up, Bob would munchsturbate on high-fiber cereal - spending his time equally with the cereal bowl and toilet bowl.
Etymology: munch, masturbate
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COMMENTS:
Chheeriohmygods no doubt - galwaywegian, 2007-09-05: 07:45:00
more likely Cream of Wheat - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-05: 09:47:00
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Bingitute
Created by: h4ste
Pronunciation: binge-it-tute
Sentence: She found her boyfriend cheating on her and she started bingituting. And now here i am finding nothing in the fridge.
Etymology: binge (as in binge eating) + substitute (as in food as a substitute) because in this case people eat to substitute food for "happy".
Glunch
Created by: recessivejean
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After Joe got fired, all he did for a week was sit around in his boxers and glunch on cereal and ramen.
Etymology: gl/unch from gloom + munch
Comments:
therapeating
doh. wrong box. too early.