different between overfeed vs feederism

English

Etymology

over- +? feed

Verb

overfeed (third-person singular simple present overfeeds, present participle overfeeding, simple past and past participle overfed)

1. (transitive) To feed a person or animal too much.
2. (intransitive) To eat more than is necessary.
3. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Translations

English

Etymology

feeder +? -ism

Noun

feederism (uncountable)

1. A paraphilia in which arousal is obtained from overfeeding or overeating.

   Synonym: feedism

   • 2007, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: A-C

     The growth of feederism paralleled the development of feeder pornography, with the increase of Internet websites not unlike those devoted to the celebration of the skeletal beauty of anorexic bodies.

   • 2008, Alyshia D. Bestard, Feederism: an exploratory study into the stigma of erotic weight gain

     Sometimes feederism is practiced within relationships and sometimes it is practiced alone. Respondents emphasize the importance that fantasy plays within feederism.

See also

• feedee
• feeder
• gainer