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Are "cheater" and "compulsive eater" used commonly as a bad word?

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Rebecca

While these words are not necessarily swear words, they do usually hold negative connotations. The "cheater" in this video refers to Phoebe's side insisting that her touchdown counts, prompting the other team to consider them "cheaters," whereas "compulsive eater" is supposed to be a jab at Monica's habit of compulsive eating (bursts of uncontrollable eating, past the point of feeling full), which is not a very healthy eating habit. Ex: I don't like playing against Chandler. He's a cheater. Ex: A lot of students have the habit of compulsive eating. It is an unhealthy coping mechanism for dealing with stress.

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