Words Worth Knowing

One in an occasional series (as the LA Times noncommittally notes), this entry being of particular interest during the holiday season for sadly obvious reasons. from dictionary.com:

gormandize

\v. GAWR-muh n-dahyz; n. gawr-muh n-DEEZ\

verb 1. to eat greedily or ravenously. noun 1. unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.

Quotes

Where are ye trooping to now? back to the kitchen to gormandize and guzzle? -- Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, 1820

Origin

Gormandize comes from the French term gourmand meaning "a person who is fond of good eating."