Verboticism: Grubstruck

'What are you doing?'

DEFINITION: n. A sudden, uncontrollable desire to eat something fast, usually occurs at bedtime. v. To eat food while lying in bed.

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Grubstruck

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: grub-struk

Sentence: At two in the morning Doug was suddenly grubstruck and had to hurry off to the fridge to fix himself a teetering dagwood.

Etymology: "grub", as in food; "struck" as in a blow

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