food coma
noun
plural food comas
informal
: a state of sleepiness or sluggishness that is experienced after eating a large meal
Overeating is probably the main culprit for most people's Thanksgiving Day food coma.—
Matthew Cenzon
Matthew CenzonAfter my decadent dinner, I'm thrilled to be within crawling distance of my room. I enter the white sanctuary … and immediately lie down to wait for my food coma to abate.—Robin Cherry
Robin CherryExamples of food coma in a Sentence
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Watch Your Favorites on Peacock This Holiday Season One of the best things to do in that post holiday food coma is to put on a nostalgic movie that is good for the whole family, like the Harry Potter series.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Embrace the food coma: Add these deals to your cart from your couch.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The time has arrived for desert-dwellers staying in Phoenix for Thanksgiving to brag about their food comas by the pool as friends and family from the north head to dinner in the cold.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
While our food coma from ribs, hot dogs and hard seltzers made playing tag with Roman Candles seem like a good idea, the NBA is finishing up a pretty underwhelming summer of free agency.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
At that moment, Americans were just waking up from a food coma induced by a decade of consuming astounding quantities of mediocre family-casual chow and realizing that cooking could be a vital part of culture.
—Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
Stick around for a brand new after-show where Keith navigates his food coma delirium with games and fan questions.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fight the Thanksgiving food coma and try to scroll through them all.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
Here’s the situation: You’re parked on the couch, falling into a food coma and looking forward to a hunt tomorrow.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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Molly Higgins, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Embrace the food coma: Add these deals to your cart from your couch.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The time has arrived for desert-dwellers staying in Phoenix for Thanksgiving to brag about their food comas by the pool as friends and family from the north head to dinner in the cold.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
While our food coma from ribs, hot dogs and hard seltzers made playing tag with Roman Candles seem like a good idea, the NBA is finishing up a pretty underwhelming summer of free agency.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
At that moment, Americans were just waking up from a food coma induced by a decade of consuming astounding quantities of mediocre family-casual chow and realizing that cooking could be a vital part of culture.
—Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
Stick around for a brand new after-show where Keith navigates his food coma delirium with games and fan questions.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fight the Thanksgiving food coma and try to scroll through them all.
—Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
Here’s the situation: You’re parked on the couch, falling into a food coma and looking forward to a hunt tomorrow.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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“Food coma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20coma. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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