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carbo load

Idioms  
  1. Consume a large amount of carbohydrate food, as in Karen began carbo loading three days before the road race. This term, a clipping of “carbohydrate loading,” originated among marathon runners, who were advised to build up their strength before a race by eating quantities of foods like spaghetti. [1970s]


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This is a carbo load night, especially after you smoke some marijuana.

From Los Angeles Times

I, too, caught that and was wondering why the refined carbo load?

From New York Times

And on Saturdays, players can count on trips to a bagel shop for a pregame carbo load.

From Washington Post

“It’s like a carbo load,” said Jenifer Froemming, 31, of Edina.

From Washington Times