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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.
Verboticisms
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Sneakpigout
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sneek pig owt
Sentence: What a Boar! Peggy was doing her usual sneakpigout at her desk before the big lunch out with the bosses. Apparently it was in honor of the new guy (hunk), Les Piggott. Just as she was cramming a big chunk of pizza into her cake-hole, the honoree stopped by her pen. He told her she was sow lovely and looked swill. He offered to give her a ride on his hog. She herd the haunting music of Swine Lake and then before she knew it they were porking each other in her sty and missed the lunch completely. She became Miss Piggy and he was the Loin King. Afterwards, news of their cloven encounter was bacon the rounds at work.
Etymology: Sneak (clandestine;secret;put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner) & Pig Out (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) Play on Sneak Peak.
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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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.
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
Hastytaste
Created by: treehous
Pronunciation: \ˈhā-stē-ˈtāst\ (hay-stee-tayste)
Sentence: Susan knew the presentation could drag on for hours, so she hastytasted a granola bar to hold her stomach over.
Etymology: Haste- Germanic Taste- Old French
Gluttifaction
Created by: roseannmvp
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mary sat down for some gluttifaction before going on her first date with Chad.
Etymology: gluttony + satisfaction
Previgorge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PRE-veh-gorj
Sentence: Sandra had a 'secret' technique to avoid eating large meals at company gatherings that she called previgorge and though she knew that others in the office knew of her habit, she continued with the practice hoping that influential people at company luncheons would be impressed with her 'sensible self control'.
Etymology: Blend of 'previous' (coming or occurring before something else; prior) and 'gorge' (a gluttonous meal)
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COMMENTS:
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:37:00
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Crampfed
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Crampf'd
Sentence: Every morsel was crampfed into her mouth.
Etymology:
Comments:
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)
Thanks for all the tasty words! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James