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

After 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

Examples of food coma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dominant chick will tend to eat first while the smaller chick waits or comes up with creative ways to get their food, like walking around or waiting until the bigger chicks go into a food coma. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

Gone are the days of lining up outside mega retailers right after your turkey dinner to rush in store and snag early-bird holiday gifts—now that the Black Friday sales are accessible at your fingertips, no need to leave the couch (or rise from a food coma). — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025

Emerging from their holiday food comas and shuffling toward the nation’s airports and highways, some Americans may discover the biggest holiday indigestion has nothing to do with pie. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

But after everyone is in a sufficient food coma, there’s still a kitchen waiting to be cleaned. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for food coma

• aroma
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• schwannoma