carbo-loading

[ kahr-boh-loh-ding ]

noun

1. Informal. carbohydrate loading.

Example Sentences

Some seasons, I find myself twirling so much pasta around my fork it looks like I’m nonstop carbo-loading for a marathon.

From Washington Post

“Because I’d like to sink buckets the way you did. Tell me again how you did it? Is it like carbo-loading before a marathon?”

From Literature

For instance, Nealis said, there will be no prerace carbo-loading dinner.

From Washington Post

Many of us have slumped in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, tugging on generous pants and carbo-loading in front of the TV.

From New York Times

It is the stuff of legend and has fed pharaohs and carbo-loading queens, hungry pioneers and gold miners, and tourists in San Francisco spooning clam chowder out of bread bowls.

From Los Angeles Times