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DEFINITION: v. To eat your favorite food, not because you are hungry, but because you are feeling sad or lonely. n. Food which is eaten to satisfy emotional cravings.
Verboticisms
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Sadstain
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sad stayn
Sentence: When Eric's girlfriend dumped him he ate bowls of cereal to sadstain him. He would become Cap'n Crunch, count his Lucky Charms and begin to feel more Special, K. This was how he got his Kix and said his Cheerios to old flames.
Etymology: Sad (unhappy, sorrowful) & Sustain (to provide nourishment)
Pitygraze
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: pit-e-grayze
Sentence: Feeling lonely, Bob found comfort by pitygrazing on 2 boxes of Wheat Thin crackers.
Etymology: pity (to feel sorry for something) + graze (to feed on something)
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COMMENTS:
good one. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-12: 07:18:00
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Comformunch
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: com for munch
Sentence: Terry had a bad case of conformunch. He'd eaten 7 boxes of biscuits since breakfast just to calm his nerves after being dumped.
Etymology: from comfort and munching.
Emockapy
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: emak-epi
Sentence: He emockapies himself with chines , whenever he is feeling sad.
Etymology: em from emotional , ock from shock, and apy from therapy.
Comforteating
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: com-fort-eet-ing
Sentence: It was a vicious circle, he comfortate to fell better, but that made him fat, so he comfortate to feel better...
Etymology: I think I got this one from "Paul McKenna will make you thin!"
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COMMENTS:
Comfort eating is what we would call this verboticism anyway. It's like that other one where there was already a phrase in use (Freudian slip). - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 11:53:00
Can't you be more original then that? Lame - tonya87, 2007-03-12: 15:03:00
tonya87, that wasn't very encouraging...I didn't mean to start anything. - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 19:19:00
Well, I must say I used that one precisely because there already existed a definition. I think it should be evaluated next to new ones. - allwise, 2007-03-13: 04:50:00
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Breakdread
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: brake-dred
Sentence: After his wife left him, his daughter ran off with the Hell's Angels, and his dog bit off his left thumb, Mark felt helpless and began to breakdread with a fervor. His drug of choice - consolation fries.
Etymology: break bread (to eat), dread
Comfornance
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Com-for-nance
Sentence: When I found out my fish died I ate my comfornance to make me feel better.
Etymology: Comfor(t)+ (suste)nance
Proznack
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PROH-snak
Sentence: When his HMO denied his claim for anti-depressants, Terry turned to Proznacking. I hear he is up to 4 boxes of FiddleFaddle a day.
Etymology: Prozac (popular antidepressant) + snack
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2007-03-12: 07:03:00
A vote for effort! :D - Discoveria, 2007-03-12: 19:19:00
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Securrytea
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: se/cur/ee/tee
Sentence: When Dan was upset he longed for a big mug of securrytea. The hot spicy liquid brought tears to his eyes and helped him through his crisis.
Etymology: security + curry + tea
Crynge
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crynj
Sentence: Whenever Donald was depressed, worried or feeling rejection he would crynge on his favorite cereal, Sugar Pops, until his mood improved.
Etymology: Blend of 'cry' and 'binge' ("v. to have a binge: to binge on junk food")
Comments:
Osomatic - 2007-03-12: 13:34:00
Oooh! I was trying to think of something for Prozac, and nothing came to mind. Well done!