Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

food coma

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: food -co-ma
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of lethargy and sleepiness that comes on shortly after eating a large or heavy meal.

Humorous; Informal

Etymology

Jocular compound of food + coma.

Usage

Inflected Forms

food comas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

itis postprandial

Questions

What does food coma mean?: A state of lethargy and sleepiness that comes on shortly after eating a large or heavy meal.
Where does food coma come from?: Jocular compound of food + coma.

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