Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice of simply breaking up the food with the teeth without thorough mastication.
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- noun rare The condition of not
chewing food beforeswallowing it
Etymologies
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From the suffix -phagy (to feed)
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whichbe commented on the word psomophagy
Swallowing food without thorough chewing. (from Phrontistery)
May 24, 2008
dontcry commented on the word psomophagy
My dog has a severe case of this. Sometimes she even horks it back up. Maybe that would be horkophagy.
May 24, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word psomophagy
JM considers psomophagy to be a real mouthful
March 2, 2009