Verboticism: Coveat
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.
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Prepbinge
Created by: Seiya
Pronunciation: Prep-binj
Sentence:
Etymology: From 'preparation' and 'binge-eating.'
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
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COMMENTS:
Great job of hamming it up! Made me smile! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:57:00
Cryptopig! Love your word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-15: 16:37:00
You've brought home the bacon this time! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 01:15:00
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Sneaksnack
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: snik-snack
Sentence: Shannon had a quick sneaksnack before going to the Friday lunch with the office gang. It kind of backfired on her as she still ended up looking like a glutton when all she was hungry for was conveniently, dessert.
Etymology: sneak + snack
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COMMENTS:
good word. - Mustang, 2008-01-15: 03:48:00
right on the button! - bananabender, 2008-01-15: 21:53:00
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Preglut
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prē glət
Sentence: Marcy had an image to uphold. Whenever she was going to lunch with a client she would preglut from her in-desk snack stash. Few would guess that she had more Ho Hos than Santa.
Etymology: pre (before) + gluttony (habitual greed or excess in eating)
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COMMENTS:
Simple. To the point. - wayoffcenter, 2008-11-12: 07:47:00
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:10:00
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Prepast
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pree-past
Sentence: Jill read that having a small prepast before a party would keep her from the embarassment of eating too much. So she kept a box of donuts and a bag of chips in her drawer to nibble on before a business lunch so that she would make a good impression by eating a light, healthy meal.
Etymology: pre: (prefix) before, earlier or prepartory+ prepare: make ready beforehand for a specific purpose such as an event or occation + repast: a meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
Gobbledyguile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GOBUHL-dee-GAHYL
Sentence: Bob, an arcanivore, whose hogma was: " lets binge from breakfast, for at office lunches we diet" carefully, with gobbledyguile, cramoflaged all morning long on Krispy Kreamy donuts.
Etymology: Blend of GOBBLE: to devour in greedy gulps; to take greedily; GOBBLEDY (of Gobbledy-gook):deliberate incomprensible language of those wishing to hid the truth & GUILE: to disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. CRAMOFLAGE: blend of cram & camouflage, 2. HOGMA (hog & dogma) 3.ARCANIVORE: (arcane & -vore, as in omnivore)
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COMMENTS:
perfect for this time of year - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-12: 09:09:00
I didn't think KrispyKremes ranged so far and wide. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-14: 02:42:00
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Chowcanery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: chow/can/er/y
Sentence: Jenny was a master at chowcanery to avoid eating in front of her co-workers.
Etymology: CHOWCANERY - noun - from CHOW (food) + CHICANERY (evasion, or deception used to trick, or deceive someone)
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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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)
