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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.
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Chumpchomp
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: chump-chomp
Sentence: Charlie chumpchomped several helpings of chips after Charlotte dumped him for his best friend Churchill.
Etymology: Chump + chomp. Chump: loser. Chomp: eat; suggests excessive chewing/biting action.
Comfeed
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: kuhm-feed
Sentence: Beware girls! That comfeeding you do during the holidays can leave you with too-tight jeans!
Etymology: com=first syllable of "comfort" + feed
Devourapy
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: dee + vour + a + pee
Sentence: I'm sad and lonely, so I think I will make about 5 pounds of mashed potatoes with lots of butter, and engage in some devourapy.
Etymology: devour + therapy
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)
Cheereal
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: chear - ee - ul
Sentence: Whenever Douglas felt sad or lonely, he poured a bowl of cheereal and he always felt better. He did not really know whether he actually liked the stuff but it gave him the warm fuzzies.
Etymology: Cheer, Cereal
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COMMENTS:
I'll never look at Cheerios the same way again. No wonder we give it to 2 year olds. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-29: 08:44:00
:) - galwaywegian, 2009-09-29: 10:01:00
Cheeryoh! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:05:00
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Eatmotion
Created by: RainbowView
Pronunciation: it mo' shun
Sentence: Eatmotion occurs where one eats more to shun emotional turmoil, using food to expand the stomach in order to put pressure on the hole in their heart, in hope that it might stop the bleeding.
Etymology: eat + emotion, eat + more + shun, eat + motion
Caloriecrutch
Created by: chercherlalun
Pronunciation: calorie-crutch
Sentence: to get me through a tough spell I used Ben and Jerry's ice cream as a caloriecrutch
Etymology: from the latin word calorie meaning to stuff one's face.
Relationchip
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: reee lay shun tchippp
Sentence: women may come and women may go but you can rely on a good relationchip
Etymology: relationship chip (as in french fry)
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COMMENTS:
It's the only way to ketchup with your love life! - Nosila, 2009-09-29: 11:23:00
ha! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:06:00
I agree! - mweinmann, 2009-09-30: 08:13:00
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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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Soothey
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soōðē
Sentence: Marcia wears her heart on her sleeve. This means that all too often she has that heart broken, or at least damaged. Whenever this happens she goes to her coping plan. Though she uses food to comfort herself, she works hard to keep it healthy. To make herself feel better, she will prepare a fruit soothey. She makes a point of using exotic fruits or fruits that are out of season to give herself a sense of importance. It usually just makes her feel broke.
Etymology: soothe (relieve or ease pain) + smoothie (a thick, smooth drink of fresh fruit puréed with milk, yogurt, or ice cream)
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - splendiction, 2009-09-29: 23:03:00
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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!