Verboticism: Crampfed
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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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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Gluttifaction
Created by: roseannmvp
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mary sat down for some gluttifaction before going on her first date with Chad.
Etymology: gluttony + satisfaction
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Plurge
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: Plh-urge
Sentence: I need to plurge before tonights business dinner.
Etymology:
Hastytaste
Created by: treehous
Pronunciation: \ˈhā-stē-ˈtāst\ (hay-stee-tayste)
Sentence: Susan knew the presentation could drag on for hours, so she hastytasted a granola bar to hold her stomach over.
Etymology: Haste- Germanic Taste- Old French
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)
Sneack
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: sneek
Sentence: Angela was unaware of the office lunch that day and panicked because she had no sneack food at her desk.
Etymology: Sneak - to do something secretly. Snack - a quick bit of food.
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
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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Stealthyeater
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: stel thee eet ter
Sentence: Stella was a Stealthyeater. Before the weekly department group lunches onm Fridays at various popular but caloric eateries, she would eat something healthy and filling, so that all she would order when she was out for lunch was a salad. Todd was wise to her and mocked her, but he was secretly a stealthyeater, too, who filled himself with fruit and grains before joining his workmates, who appeared to absorb most of their calories by liquid methods!
Etymology: Stealthy (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishmen)& Healthy Eater ( having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease & someone who consumes food for nourishment)
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COMMENTS:
Good word - TJayzz, 2008-11-12: 06:26:00
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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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