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    another word for "Food" & "Drink"

    can anyone think of another word to use for food and drink? its just I wanted it to sound posh but I cant think for the life of me hehe

    suppose i could have cusine and beverages or is that too OTT.

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    Re: another word for "Food" & "Drink"

    It depends... what is it for? As in advertising, school paper, work, ect?


    Originally posted by Flumps
    can anyone think of another word to use for food and drink? its just I wanted it to sound posh but I cant think for the life of me hehe

    suppose i could have cusine and beverages or is that too OTT.

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    Is "grub" for food posh?

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    Originally posted by SniperDevil
    Is "grub" for food posh?
    i belive thats slang aint it? or just a word ive come to accept

    its for a college project im doing.

    anything really im after ideas. dont think grub is acceptable.

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    Drink = Refreshments
    Food = uh ... chow?

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    Main Entry: food
    Part of Speech: noun
    Definition: meal
    Synonyms: aliment, bite, board, bread, cheer, chop chop, chow, chuck, comestible, cookery, cooking, cuisine, diet, drink, eatable, eats, edible, entree, fare, fast food, feed, fodder, foodstuff, goodies, grit, groceries, grub, handout, home cooking, keep, larder, meal, meat, menu, mess, moveable feast, muckamuck, noddy, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provision, ration, refreshment, slop, snack, store, subsistence, support, sustenance, table, take out, tuck, viand, victual, vittles

    Source: http://thesaurus.reference.com/

    I think refreshments can be considered food to. I have seen it used in the context of food and drink many times.

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    food can be called edibles i guess :-D
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    food = sustinence (sp)
    drink = refreshment
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    Get a the thesaurus out.
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    Orderves
    Appetizers
    Chow

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    Depends what day it is...on fridays for me its:

    Food - Beer
    Drink - Beer
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    Originally posted by Philipf
    Depends what day it is...on fridays for me its:

    Food - Beer
    Drink - Beer


    Food = Makanan
    Drink = Minuman

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    Originally posted by inogenius
    Drink = Refreshments
    Ah ya took my word i was gonna tell him

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    Fools.. lol

    It's called Collation.

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    Victuals (pronounced "vittles".)
    Is that posh enough?

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    Originally posted by Bakie
    Get a the thesaurus out.
    what a pointless post. thank you for that.

    Main Entry: food
    Part of Speech: noun
    Definition: meal
    Synonyms: aliment, bite, board, bread, cheer, chop chop, chow, chuck, comestible, cookery, cooking, cuisine, diet, drink, eatable, eats, edible, entree, fare, fast food, feed, fodder, foodstuff, goodies, grit, groceries, grub, handout, home cooking, keep, larder, meal, meat, menu, mess, moveable feast, muckamuck, noddy, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provision, ration, refreshment, slop, snack, store, subsistence, support, sustenance, table, take out, tuck, viand, victual, vittles
    thanks for that nice find.

    thanks for the help peeps.

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    Food - cuisine, entree, provision, sustenance, victuals, hors d'oeuvres
    Drink - refreshments, beverages, libation, spirits
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