food coma

[ food koh-muh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

a state of drowsiness or lethargy brought on by eating a heavy meal or food high in carbohydrates:
As happens when you eat a giant portion of lasagna and a cheesecake, the food coma smacked me like a commuter train.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of food coma¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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The assortment of fried, smothered, pickled or barbecued options guide your steps into the gentlest of food comas.

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In Cairo, the streets are decked with colorful Ramadan lanterns, bakeries are hawking holiday sweets and television networks are promoting prime-time soap operas, hoping to capitalize on nightly food comas.

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Day 2 unfolded groggily at first, a consequence of a lingering food coma.

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We ate ourselves into a happy food coma but still possessed enough energy to buy a couple of treats for the road.

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We would eat so much, a food coma was inevitable and all of us would end up lying down on their carpet.

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