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Originally Posted by trichobezoar
According to The Word Museum, bouffage is a "satisfying meal; [from] Old French bouffer, to swell. [Skeat] Any meat that, eaten greedily, fil[l]s the mouth, and makes the cheeks to swell; cheeke-puffing meat."
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Nowadays Bouffer in French simply means eat (quickly/a lot). Food informally can be called Bouffe. The French have strict manners about eating frugally and politely. They frown upon second helpings e.g. That's why most of them are thin.
The French comic "Les Quatre Aces" (the four aces) has a gluttonous character called Bouffi.