The Rice University Neologisms Database

The state of getting food or eating. Intended Meaning: the state of getting food Analysis: food -age I first interpreted this neologism as an adjective meaning “in the state of getting food”, but after some thought, I realized that the suffix -age is often attached to a noun to indicate a condition or state, as in bondage. So in this case, the suffix indicates “the state of getting food.” Possible Reason Used: Most people hate typing extra characters so it is surprising that someone would use foodage rather than the shorter food. She might have used this word because it seems cooler than the trite away message “food” or “dinner”.