The food version of Pre-Gaming.

What you do when you are expected to attend a large dinner at an expensive restaurant celebrating something.

The act of eating a full meal before the actual dinner so that you either don't have to eat, or can order something small and inexpensive at the restaurant.

Can be used as a verb: Pre-mealing
> Amber W. "yeah her birthday dinner is tonight and my bank account is in the negative..."
> Amber H: "hmm I was thinking pre-meal around 6?"
> Amber W: "Sounds good to me!"
词型变化:名词复数形式 : premeals

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