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DEFINITION: To eat your favorite food, not because you are hungry, but because you are feeling sad or lonely.
Verboticisms
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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
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
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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Comfortmunch
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Comfirtmunch
Sentence: After Melinda lost her job, she comfortmunched for two days and gained a lot of weight subsequently.
Etymology: Comfort and Much
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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Pitygorge
Created by: shiftysquid
Pronunciation: Pi-tee-gorj
Sentence: When those bastards fired me, I just went into pitygorge mode with that jug of ice cream.
Etymology: Pity + gorge
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
Mealancholy
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: meel-en-coll-ee
Sentence: he walked into his lonely flat and headed straight to the fridge for some mealancholy
Etymology: meal, melancholy
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COMMENTS:
excellent :) - Lurky2000, 2007-09-05: 05:36:00
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Comments:
trioptimum - 2007-09-05: 04:49:00
therapeating
trioptimum - 2007-09-05: 04:50:00
doh. wrong box. too early.