Verboticism: Sneaksnak

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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Coveat
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ko-veet
Sentence: Determined to maintain her waifish, anorexic reputation, Denise locked herself in her office and ate three Big Macs before stepping out to lunch with her co-workers. This way she'd simply order an ice water and nibble on some saltines.
Etymology: covert (meaning secret) + eat
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COMMENTS:
Is there any caveat on coveat? Nah,its not illegal ... yet! I like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-15: 09:56:00
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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
Gluttobite
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Glutt-o-bye-tt
Sentence: She thinks she can hide her food away from us so we wont see her stuff her face before lunch, she's such a gluttobite.
Etymology: Gluttony as in greedy and Bite as in a little nibble, snack, quick meal etc..
Sneakpigout
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sneek pig owt
Sentence: What a Boar! Peggy was doing her usual sneakpigout at her desk before the big lunch out with the bosses. Apparently it was in honor of the new guy (hunk), Les Piggott. Just as she was cramming a big chunk of pizza into her cake-hole, the honoree stopped by her pen. He told her she was sow lovely and looked swill. He offered to give her a ride on his hog. She herd the haunting music of Swine Lake and then before she knew it they were porking each other in her sty and missed the lunch completely. She became Miss Piggy and he was the Loin King. Afterwards, news of their cloven encounter was bacon the rounds at work.
Etymology: Sneak (clandestine;secret;put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner) & Pig Out (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself) Play on Sneak Peak.
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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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
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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Plurge
Created by: courty3303
Pronunciation: Plh-urge
Sentence: I need to plurge before tonights business dinner.
Etymology:
Previgorge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PRE-veh-gorj
Sentence: Sandra had a 'secret' technique to avoid eating large meals at company gatherings that she called previgorge and though she knew that others in the office knew of her habit, she continued with the practice hoping that influential people at company luncheons would be impressed with her 'sensible self control'.
Etymology: Blend of 'previous' (coming or occurring before something else; prior) and 'gorge' (a gluttonous meal)
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COMMENTS:
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-13: 02:37:00
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