Abligurition

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Abligurition

Postby Grogie » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:21 pm

Extravagant spending on food and drink. ''During the Christmas holidays, many people are guilty of abligurition.''

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Re: Abligurition

Postby Slava » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:40 pm

Great word. Intriguing is that it refers to the over-spending on food, not the over-consumption of such. Is there a word for this? Other than gluttony, of course.
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Re: Abligurition

Postby Perry Lassiter » Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:37 pm

Fat? Or to be PC, obese.
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Re: Abligurition

Postby Slava » Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:56 pm

Fat? Or to be PC, obese.
No. Those are the result, not the action.
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