Have you ever noticed that actresses eat a lot of fried and greasy food while being interviewed by journalists? It’s an annoying habit that seems intended to prove that said actress is not anorexic. But in reality, it usually goes to prove that she is full of LIES. Because 100 pound actresses don’t go around eating cheeseburgers and fries right before big events like the Oscars. It’s unpossible.
And now, thanks to The New York Times, we know of a new word for this phenomenon: DIPE. That stands for the documented instance of public eating, and is often a featured element in magazine profiles of female celebrities. But that abbreviation is not quite satisfying enough for us. We prefer the terminology that we just brainstormed: Fauxbese. More »