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DEFINITION: v., To finish your plate and eat all the food in front of you, even when not hungry. n., Compulsive over-consumption of food in order to relieve guilt.
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Irrefeastable
Created by: crmow
Pronunciation: ir-i-FEEST-uh-buh-l
Sentence: Jerry had an irrefeastable urge to scarf down every entree on the buffet.
Etymology: irresistable + feast
Remorsel
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ree-mawr-suhl
Sentence: Jonah's mother hammered him every night about cleaning his plate and how there were starving children around the world. Now he can't stand to see any remorsel go uneaten. His wife hasn't had to rinse a single plate before loading it into the dishwasher since they first met.
Etymology: remorse (deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction) + morsel (a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc)
Compulseindulge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: com-PULSE-in-dulj
Sentence: Freddie had a phobia regarding leftovers wherein he feared they would go to waste if not eaten immediately and he would immediately compulseindulge following meals wherein he would clean up all leftovers in dishes and from other folks plates.
Etymology: Blend of 'compulsion'(a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act) and 'indulge' (to yield to, satisfy, or gratify (desires, feelings, etc)
Altrugluttony
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: al-tru-glut-uny
Sentence: Because of his altrugluttony, Hal started a Weight Watchers group at his place of employment, the Atlanta Food Bank.
Etymology: altru (from altruism, the selfless regard for others) + gluttony (eating to excess)
Appenitite
Created by: tehbeks
Pronunciation: ah peh nuh tite
Sentence: Robert had skipped church that morning, so he decided to perform his appenitence with gusto at brunch.
Etymology: appetite + penitence
Shovelicious
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Shuh-vuhl-ish-shuhs
Sentence: Stan's wife's meatloaf was absolutely shovelicious, as the three empty casserole pans could attest to, if they were actually able to talk.
Etymology: Shovel: eat fast + Delicious: tasty meal.
Oversalvism
Created by: deaninc
Pronunciation: over-sal-vism
Sentence: having oversalvism may lead to psychological disorders
Etymology: The sensory perceptors creating over-zealous enzymes within the mouth triggering individual ideology.
Starveating
Created by: mustkeepsanity
Pronunciation: star-vee-ting
Sentence: Andrew starveats any leftovers. The resulting stomach aches help him commiserate with those who have nothing to eat.
Etymology: Starving, Eating
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James