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stuff yourself

Date: Nov 02 2000

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“You can be thinking about someone who is slimmer than you, while you’re stuffing yourself with sausages.” – Liz Hurley, movie actress

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

eating as much as you can, until you can’t eat anymore

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Whenever you eat a lot, you’re “stuffing yourself.” People often use this phrase during holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter, when it’s traditional to eat big meals.

Examples

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“I really stuffed myself last night. That pizza was so good! I had seven pieces! Don’t stuff yourself with candy. You’re going to get fat. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving. I love to stuff myself with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Overeating with no more space in my stomach…
by Aki (Pasadena, California, USA)
In my opinion, “stuff yourself” means “to eat” in slang.
by Hayrettin (Ankara, Turkey)
I guess that it means to try to gain weight or eager to do that by overeating.
by Walter (TianJin, China)
I think it means to eat a lot, to fill yourself with food without limits.
by Kate (TelAviv, Israel)
Well, I think the slang for next week might mean eating too much. Just like we call the inside mixture of a turkey stuffing, so I think to stuff oneself is to eat a lot or too much so that someone is “stuffed”.
by Lynn (Siping, Jilin, China)
“Stuff yourself” can also mean as pig out or “eat a lot” regarding eating.
by Luzviminda (Ocala, FL, USA)
I think “stuff yourself” means “eat too much” or “overeat”.
by Yimin (Boston, Mass, USA)
I think it means to eat so much till your stomach can’t have not even a little bit.
by Sonia (Evora, Portugal)

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