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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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Coveat
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ko-veet
Sentence: Determined to maintain her waifish, anorexic reputation, Denise locked herself in her office and ate three Big Macs before stepping out to lunch with her co-workers. This way she'd simply order an ice water and nibble on some saltines.
Etymology: covert (meaning secret) + eat
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COMMENTS:
Is there any caveat on coveat? Nah,its not illegal ... yet! I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:56:00
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Clandeskdine
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: klan-dehsk-dyne
Sentence: Knowing that her lunch meeting would be with that handsome sales rep and that she would only order a small garden salad and a water to impress him, Natasha hid in her cubicle and began her clandeskdine eating operation at 9 am with a large box of cinnamon rolls.
Etymology: clandestine - held in secrecy + desk + dine
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-11-12: 18:24:00
Like it! - Nosila, 2008-11-12: 21:55:00
Me, too - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:38:00
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Prehamble
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pree/ham/bul
Sentence: As a prehamble to her weightwatchers reunion she would pig out on meaty ham sandwiches so she could nibble contentedly on lettuce all evening.
Etymology: preamble + ham
Saladsinner
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: sal-ed-sin-er
Sentence: Mary was an unrepentent salad sinner. Right before a date or any other sort of meal where she was eating out and in the company of others, she would raid the nearest refrigerator and gorge herself on whatever she could find. This made her the most reviled person in the office, and cost her quite a few second dates, as she would ask to stop by her date's apartment to use the restroom, then detour through the kitchen and return to the front door still licking her lips.
Etymology: Salad spinner modified to salad sinner
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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Prebingeify
Created by: jack189
Pronunciation: Pre-binge-if-i
Sentence: Jan was talking to Pam in the break room and Jan said, "I'm really hungry, but I don't want to eat a lot at that luch." "Yeah",replied Pam," I'm really going to have to prebingeify for this one!"
Etymology: Pre(before)+binge(to eat a lot)+ify(suffix used to make word a verb)
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:
Cramouflage
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Cram-o-fl-arge
Sentence: Hillary thought her cramouflage plan was really clever, before going to the restaurant for a business meeting she ate a vast amount before she left so that she looked in full control when ordering a small salad and water for lunch. She felt so good knowing that nobody would ever guess her little secret.
Etymology: Cram(to fill or stuff) + Camouflage(hide or disguise) = Cramouflage
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:09:00
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Prelimingest
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)
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