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'Are you prepping for the office lunch?'

DEFINITION: v. To pig out at your desk right before a business lunch, so you'll be satisfied with a salad and water at the restaurant, and create the impression that you're not a glutton. n., A secret snack taken to strengthen one's resolve not to eat too much while others are watching.

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Sneakersnacker

Created by: Maxine

Pronunciation: sneeker snacker

Sentence: I told Mariana not to sneakersnacker before every meal she has with her boyfriend. Eventually, he's going to find out that she can't stop herself from totally pigging out.

Etymology: sneak, snack; sneaker, n., food fit for a glutton

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Cramwich

Created by: bananabender

Pronunciation: KRAM - wich

Sentence: Marla would eat a cramwich or two at her desk so often that her keyboard keys started to stick together with cramdrops.

Etymology: cram - to stuff in + sandwich - two slices of bread filled with meat, salads, condiments, etc.

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COMMENTS:

Which witches of the watercress sandwich lunch practiced cramwiching first? Funnypunny word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 10:06:00

cramdrops keep falling on my head.... - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:38:00

I guess that's how Marla keeps crammaging her keyboard... (those who sometimes eat at your computer — ever turn it over and shake all the cramdrops out? ) - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:40:00

Nah, nothing came out. Looks like I'm gonna have to use the cramdropsickle again! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 00:23:00

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Prevour

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: pre-VOW-er

Sentence: Having an abnormally huge appetite Miranda found it socially necessary to prevour on office lunch days so as to be able to restrict her food intake at the weekly office lunch.

Etymology: Blend of the 'pre' (prefix meaning before) and 'devour' (to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously)

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Cryptogobbler

Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: krip-toh-gob-ler

Sentence:

Etymology: From 'crypto-' - a prefix to mean 'secret' or 'hidden', and 'gobble' - to eat something quickly and greedily.

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Cramouflage

Created by: Niarc

Pronunciation: 'Cram-o-flage'

Sentence: Anticipating management's poor attempt at a staff buffet, Pete went about his usual cramouflage, secretly gobbling a hand-full of dried cereal, two cupcakes and half a bag of marshmallows.

Etymology: A combination of 'Cram'- to fill with an excessive amount of food; overfeed, and 'Camouflage' - concealment.

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Munchandlunch

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: munch and lunch

Sentence: Marianne's pre-emptive munchandlunch was an attempt to fill up before going out on Company lunch meetings. That way she could eat breadsticks and water and still appear sated.

Etymology: Munch (snack) & lunch (midday meal)

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Sneack

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: sneek

Sentence: Angela was unaware of the office lunch that day and panicked because she had no sneack food at her desk.

Etymology: Sneak - to do something secretly. Snack - a quick bit of food.

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Prepast

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: pree-past

Sentence: Jill read that having a small prepast before a party would keep her from the embarassment of eating too much. So she kept a box of donuts and a bag of chips in her drawer to nibble on before a business lunch so that she would make a good impression by eating a light, healthy meal.

Etymology: pre: (prefix) before, earlier or prepartory+ prepare: make ready beforehand for a specific purpose such as an event or occation + repast: a meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.

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Prelimingest

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: prilimənjest

Sentence: Gloria always keeps a stock of snack foods her desk drawer to ensure she won’t be caught hungry for a business lunch. Her plan is to prilimənjest so that she can appear delicate and demure. Strangely, she doesn’t go to business lunches very often but has to replenish her stash weekly.

Etymology: preliminary (denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important) + ingest (take food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing it)

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Surreprandial

Created by: Vercingetorix

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-15: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-01-15: 10:12:00
Thanks for the fun definition, remistram. Great job on all the verboticisms by all the verbotomists ... what a fun one for us all!

Jabberwocky - 2008-01-15: 10:17:00
Her her - oops I meant hear hear (my mouth was full as I'm snacking at my desk)

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-01-16: 01:27:00
Thanks for all the tasty words! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-09: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James