English Dictionary
◊ GORGE
gorge
n 1: a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
2: a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn: {defile}]
3: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus},
{oesophagus}, {gullet}]
v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself [syn: {ingurgitate},
{overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge},
{overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge},
{pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [ant: {nibble}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN CORGE?
corge
/korj/ Yet another {metasyntactic variable}, named after a cat
invented by Mike Gallaher and propagated by the {GOSMACS}
documentation.
See {grault}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-12-08)