carbo-loadn.adj.
/ˈkɑːbəʊˌləʊd/, U.S. /ˈkɑrboʊˌloʊd/ colloquial (chiefly U.S.).
A. n.
A meal or snack high in carbohydrates, usually eaten with the intention of increasing energy levels; (Athletics) such a meal eaten with other competitors the day before an athletic event. Cf. carbohydrate loading n. at carbohydrate n. Compounds 3.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > meal by type of food
monophagy1625
brencheese1665
flesh meal1748
cold collation1759
horse-meal1760
meat meal1858
dim sum1945
slow food1972
carbo-load1982
Chinky1983
1982 Washington Post 23 June dc8/1 Half-price pizza nights, when..the long dining-hall-style tables fill up with..others out for a cheap carbo load.
1987 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 16 Dec. c2 We just know that people who attended the carbo-load got sick.
2004 K. W. Keltner Dim Sum of All Things 184 She was drowsy from her carbo load.
B. adj. (attributive).
Designating a meal or snack of this type; involving such a meal.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adjective] > qualities of meals
substantial1340
simplea1387
dry1483
of substance?c1500
large1528
hearty?1550
abstemious1604
scrambling1607
running1618
lusty1672
sit-down1789
well-served1796
à la carte1816
slap-up1823
quaresimal1828
scratch1851
square1868
scrambly1900
set1914
handout1915
all-you-can-eat1940
spready1960
carbo-load1986
1986 Arkansas Gaz. 4 Apr. b1/4 Don Kardong will be featured speaker at 7 p.m. today at the Little Rock Pepsi 10K prerace carbo-load dinner.
1992 Sports Illustr. 16 Nov. 78/1 My oxygen debt has been drastically reduced since I started doing carbo-load intervals.
2004 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 15 June b2 The Anchorage Museum of History and Art is hosting a pre-race carbo-load pasta dinner Friday.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
carbo-loadv.
/ˈkɑːbəʊˌləʊd/, U.S. /ˈkɑrboʊˌloʊd/ colloquial (originally U.S.).
intransitive. To practise carbo-loading (Athletics); (gen.) to eat food high in carbohydrates.
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1983 Washington Post 6 Nov. h4 He carbo-loads on a special dish of potato skins and wild rice.
1991 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 194/2 Runners ‘carbo-load’—eat a big plate of spaghetti the night before a race.
1995 J. F. Garner Once upon more Enlightened Time 44 For his part, the tortoise prepared by carbo-loading and watching training films.
2002 Hotdog Feb. 29/3 (caption) Breakfast of junkies: Iris carboloads on toast with jam and sugar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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