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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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Treacheat
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: treach-cheat - verb treach-cheat-ing - noun
Sentence: Crammity Jane hid often so she could treacheat without being seen.
Etymology: treach from treachery ... cheat for not wanting others to see her eating ... eat for eating. Add an 'ing' to make it a noun.
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COMMENTS:
Cryptojane with cramability! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:45:00
a nice furtive word. I'm saying it quickly and it sounds even sneakier! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 22:43:00
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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)
Chowcanery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y
Sentence: She practised chowcanery to avoid eating a lot in front of her co-workers.
Etymology: chow + chicanery (trickery, deception )
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:43:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:13:00
Did she ever chowproof herself with chowder? Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:33:00
I agree... clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:10:00
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Deviousuprevious
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: dee-vee-us-sup-pree-vee-us
Sentence: I came upon Geraldine in the ladies washroom. Running late for the annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon, it was odd to observe the deviousuprevious behavior she exhibited. I saw her hunched over the wastebasket and moved closer to get a better look. She was stuffing cheese cubes and crackers into her mouth at a furious rate of speed. Being well known for her survivalist approach to eating, I now knew her secret.
Etymology: Devious (sneaky, sly, covert, stealthy) + sup (to take a small amount of food or drink, to take supper) + previous (prior to, before)
Premasticator
Created by: day4ghee
Pronunciation: pre-mas-ti-kator
Sentence: susan was accused of being a premasticator by billy who had witnessed her shoveling anything from ho-ho's to hot pockets into her face before the office lunch,he offered the tattered remains of a pizza bagle as evidence of the carniage.
Etymology: pre-to come before., masticate- to chew,or eat.
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COMMENTS:
Goo one - TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:28:00
Sorry Good one! - TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:29:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-11-12: 18:25:00
No, it WAS a goo one. Very nice. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:43:00
I like it.... - mweinmann, 2008-11-14: 07:52:00
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Preglut
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Pree - glut
Sentence: To avoid seeming to be a heavy eater Lucinda always brought an ample supply of snack foods so she could preglut just before office lunches.
Etymology: Pre (before) + glut (feed to excess)
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COMMENTS:
Chuckling ... preg-lut and pre-glut ... a pregnant preglut ... springs to mind! Fun word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:53:00
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Clandesdine
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: klan-des-dahyn
Sentence: When Jill heard that the boss was going to surprise the staff by sending out for pizza. She really didn't like pizza too much so she knew she would have to clandesdine at her desk if she was going to get a decent meal. The box of donuts stashed in her bottom drawer was surrepdelicious.
Etymology: clandestine (done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment) + dine (to take any meal)
Cramoflage
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KRAM-uh-flahzh
Sentence: Bob, an arcanivore, whose hogma was: " lets binge from breakfast, for at office lunch we diet", carefully cramoflaged all morning long on Krispy Kreamy donuts.
Etymology: CRAMOFLAGE: blend of cram & camouflage, 2. HOGMA (hog & dogma) 3.ARCANIVORE: (arcane & -vore, as in omnivore)
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COMMENTS:
deelicious! - galwaywegian, 2008-01-15: 07:38:00
Amazing! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:37:00
another very funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:31:00
did somebody say donuts??? I can feel a cramcrave coming on... Another great word and sentence! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 22:00:00
Mmmm... donuts! —Homer J. Simpson - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:47:00
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Gluttifaction
Created by: roseannmvp
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mary sat down for some gluttifaction before going on her first date with Chad.
Etymology: gluttony + satisfaction
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