Verboticism: Sneack
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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Cramwich
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: KRAM - wich
Sentence: Marla would eat a cramwich or two at her desk so often that her keyboard keys started to stick together with cramdrops.
Etymology: cram - to stuff in + sandwich - two slices of bread filled with meat, salads, condiments, etc.
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COMMENTS:
Which witches of the watercress sandwich lunch practiced cramwiching first? Funnypunny word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 10:06:00
cramdrops keep falling on my head.... - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-15: 10:38:00
I guess that's how Marla keeps crammaging her keyboard... (those who sometimes eat at your computer — ever turn it over and shake all the cramdrops out? ) - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:40:00
Nah, nothing came out. Looks like I'm gonna have to use the cramdropsickle again! - bananabender, 2008-01-16: 00:23:00
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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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Prevour
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pre-VOW-er
Sentence: Having an abnormally huge appetite Miranda found it socially necessary to prevour on office lunch days so as to be able to restrict her food intake at the weekly office lunch.
Etymology: Blend of the 'pre' (prefix meaning before) and 'devour' (to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously)
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
Prelunch
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēlənch
Sentence: As she prepared for the prelaunch celebration of her company*s newest health food offering Joan snuck out for a prelunch. A deep-fried, lard-laden cow-chow meal is completely at odds with her company*s mission statement but she had to get through the presentation of their new granola snack without shoving her face in the bowl. She felt a little better when she busted her boss in the checkout line of the local **greasy spoon** holding a match to her selection.
Etymology: prelaunch (concerning activities or conditions before the launch of a spacecraft, campaign, product, etc.) + lunch (a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal) lunch
Deviousuprevious
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: dee-vee-us-sup-pree-vee-us
Sentence: I came upon Geraldine in the ladies washroom. Running late for the annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon, it was odd to observe the deviousuprevious behavior she exhibited. I saw her hunched over the wastebasket and moved closer to get a better look. She was stuffing cheese cubes and crackers into her mouth at a furious rate of speed. Being well known for her survivalist approach to eating, I now knew her secret.
Etymology: Devious (sneaky, sly, covert, stealthy) + sup (to take a small amount of food or drink, to take supper) + previous (prior to, before)
Prepbinge
Created by: Seiya
Pronunciation: Prep-binj
Sentence:
Etymology: From 'preparation' and 'binge-eating.'
Pregorge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pree gorj
Sentence: Judith had just ten minutes to finish her pregorge, before joining her workmates for sales meeting at IHOP.
Etymology: previous & gorge
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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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.
