comfort food

noun
/ˈkʌmfət ˌfuːd/UK/ˈkʌmfɚt ˌfud/US

Etymology

From comfort + food. First use appears c. 1962 in the Independent (Pasadena, California).

  1. derived from *peh₂-
  2. inherited from *fōdô
  3. inherited from *fōdō
  4. inherited from fōda
  5. inherited from fode
  6. compounded as comfort food — “comfort + food

Definitions

  1. Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a…

    Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants.

    • People like soup. It's what a psychologist would call a comfort food. Easy to eat, easy to digest, hearty soups are quick energy builders.
    • Studies indicate that most adults, when under severe emotional stress, turn to what could be called "comfort food"—food associated with the security of childhood, like mother's poached egg or famous chicken soup.
  2. Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress…

    Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

    • After the relationship ended, she overindulged on comfort food every night.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for comfort food. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA