The act of eating a more readily accessible type of food while concurrently pursuing a more difficultly procured food product. This is done in order to save time and/or avoid boredom.
The dining hall was serving salad, paninis, and pizza, the latter two of which had significant waiting lines. Johnson wanted a salad and panini for lunch, so he grabbed a salad and ate it as he stood in line for his sandwich.
"Dude, you're totally meta-eating right now," his friend said.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Johnson replied.
"Dude, you're totally meta-eating right now," his friend said.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Johnson replied.
by suffers_the_dining_hall_experi February 13, 2012