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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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Scrappetite
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: scrap/e/tite
Sentence: Louis wondered how he was ever going to be in good enough shape to join the guys in their first "Bros to the Finishline Marathon." His mother first painted that picture of starving children in Africa who would do anything to eat his brussel sprouts for breakfast, lunch AND dinner when he was about three years old. Since then, he has had a very unhealthy scrappetite and cannot leave a single crumb on his plate. While his buddies cross the finish line, he will be on the sidelines tossing them cups of water, proud of the fact that it is due to his "inner humanitarian" that he can't join them on this one.
Etymology: Scrap + Appetite
Overgluttonizing
Created by: wtwhitaker
Pronunciation: o-vur/glut-tun/is-ing/
Sentence: It is crazy to overgluttonize even when the food isn't yours.
Etymology: over(more) glutton(eating a lot) ize(suffix)
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
Catholick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: cat o lihk
Sentence: He gave his plate a Catholick
Etymology: catholic, lick
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COMMENTS:
I love it! - astorey, 2008-09-12: 10:43:00
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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)
Malfeastance
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: mal-feest-uhns
Sentence: Ken felt guilty about ordering 100 dollars worth of foie gras and the malfeastance he fealt led him to order Baluga Caviar and Kentucky Fried Chicken. He washed it down with a bottle of Kristal and a few Red Bulls.
Etymology: malfeasance + feast
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COMMENTS:
scrumpdelicious - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-12: 09:27:00
Good to see that Ken has taken a stance! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-14: 19:08:00
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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)
Pignial
Created by: julyd
Pronunciation: pig-ni-al
Sentence: His friends often said he was in pignial because of his excessive eating habits and poor justifications.
Etymology: pig + denial
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176. ~ James