shemomechama

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I accidentally ate too much, I could not help eating it, I ended up eating it
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/ʃɛmɔmɛt͡ʃʼɑmɑ/
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A Georgian way to say that delicious food was eaten past intention or fullness, as if the food tempted the eater into the lapse.

Examples

  • უკვე დანაყრებული ვიყავი, მაგრამ კიდევ ერთი ხინკალი შემომეჭამა.
    I was already full, but I somehow ate one more khinkali.
  • ნუ დამცინით, ისეთი გემრიელი იყო, რომ შემომეჭამა.
    Do not tease me, it was so good that I could not help eating it.
  • ნამცხვარი მხოლოდ უნდა გამესინჯა, მაგრამ ნახევარი შემომეჭამა.
    I only meant to taste the cake, but I accidentally ate half of it.
  • ბოლოს მივხვდი, რომ მთელი თეფში შემომეჭამა.
    At the end I realized that the whole plate had somehow been eaten by me.
  • სუფრაზე იმდენი კერძი იდო, რომ ზედმეტი შემომეჭამა.
    There were so many dishes at the supra that I ended up eating too much.

Similar words

ზედმეტი ვჭამე
გადავჭამე
უნებურად შევჭამე
ვერ შევიკავე თავი

Meanings

Usage

Use shemomechama when the accidental, food-driven feeling matters more than the plain fact of overeating.

Common mistakes

Plain overeating is too broad, since shemomechama carries the extra idea that irresistible food pulled the eater past intention.

Etymology

Built on Georgian ჭამა, “to eat,” in an indirect-involvement pattern where the eater is framed less as the direct agent and more as the person to whom the eating happened.

FAQ

What does shemomechama mean?

shemomechama means eating more than intended because the food is so tempting, often after already feeling full.

Is shemomechama just overeating?

Not quite. shemomechama adds the idea that the eating felt almost accidental or food-driven, not simply deliberate excess.

What language is shemomechama from?

shemomechama is Georgian, and it is usually written in Georgian as შემომეჭამა.

How is shemomechama pronounced?

shemomechama is pronounced approximately /ʃɛmɔmɛt͡ʃʼɑmɑ/, with the Georgian ch sound in the middle.

When would shemomechama be used?

shemomechama fits a feast, a restaurant meal, or a snack that was so good that one more bite became too many.

Why is shemomechama hard to translate?

shemomechama combines overeating, temptation, and a light shift of blame toward the food in one Georgian verb form.

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