Meanings
nounfood coma (plural food comas)
plural food comas
- humorousinformalA state of lethargy and sleepiness that comes on shortly after eating a large or heavy meal.
Origin
Jocular compound of food + coma.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心
- 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心 (faan⁶ hei³ gung¹ sam¹)state of lethargy after eating a large meal
Chinese Mandarin 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心, 暈碳水 /晕碳水
- 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心 (fànqìgōngxīn)state of lethargy after eating a large meal
- 暈碳水 /晕碳水 (yūntànshuǐ)state of lethargy after eating a large meal
Czech gastrodemence
- gastrodemencestate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Finnish ruokakooma
- ruokakoomastate of lethargy after eating a large meal
German Fressnarkose
- Fressnarkosestate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Italian abbiocco
- abbioccostate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Korean 식곤증
- 식곤증 (sikgonjeung)state of lethargy after eating a large meal
Polish ospałość po jedzeniu
- ospałość po jedzeniustate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Spanish mal del puerco
- mal del puercostate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Swedish paltkoma, matkoma
- paltkomastate of lethargy after eating a large meal
- matkomastate of lethargy after eating a large meal
Cite this entry
APA
food coma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20coma
MLA
“food coma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20coma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food coma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20coma.
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