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DEFINITION: v., To swap your lousy lunch for a way tastier one found in the shared office fridge. n., A lunch which is borrowed from a coworker and will not be returned until after it has been consumed.
Verboticisms
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Biloweme
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Buy-low-me (rhymes with baloney)
Sentence: Biloweme is the spam of the anti healthy jam!
Etymology:
Snagwood
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (adj.)snāg'wŏŏd' - Snagwood sandwich
Sentence: Galen usually indulges in a Snagwood sandwich when he forgets to bring his lunch.
Etymology: snag + [Dag]wood = (a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments)
Fridgivore
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: frij-EE-vohr
Sentence: Sick of Roxie's "shanghai surprize," and with his workmates not willing to grubstake him, Bob became the office fridgivore hogging out on other fellows' tucker.
Etymology: Blend of FRIDGE: cabinet for keeping food cool" & -VORE: devour,consume, eat
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-02: 09:18:00
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Fridganinja
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: Fridge-a-nin-ja
Sentence:
Etymology: Fridge (refrigerator) + Ninja (silent, stealthy mercenary agent) = Fridganinja
Luncharrasement
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: lunch- ER- asmint
Sentence: " Joe, what the heck did ya do to my sandwiches?" "Just a little lucharrasement"
Etymology: threaten ones food creations. nibble. harrase food.
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COMMENTS:
cooooooool - leechdude, 2007-11-05: 22:21:00
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Lunrob
Created by: Kealtyrock
Pronunciation: lun-rob
Sentence: The tuna salad sandwisch that Hilda brought for lunch was a victim of lunrob from the office refrigerator.
Etymology: lunch and rob to steal
Thievereat
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: thee + ver + eat
Sentence: I forgot my lunch today, so I'll just hit the fridge and theivereat.
Etymology: theivery + eat
Smorgasborrowing
Created by: serickson
Pronunciation: smore' guss bahr' ro ing
Sentence: Jane would have gotten away with her smorgasborrowing yesterday if she hadn't gotten sick on Marty's desk after eating Marty's lunch.
Etymology: Swedish: s'mores - yummy chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker treat; OE - Gas - result of too much of the wrong food; ME - borrow - to receive from someone else
Sandwicheroo
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: sand-wihch-ur-OO
Sentence: Alex plotted a complex sandwicheroo by which the object of his affection would discover a diamond ring tucked inside the PBJ he would finagle her to eat, but all it led to was a trip to the emergency room for her lacerated esophagus.
Etymology: sandwich + switcheroo
Stockedexchange
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: stock/ed/ex/change
Sentence: When Joe didn't have enough time to make a good lunch, he just visited the full staff fridge and performed a stockedexchange.
Etymology: STOCKEDEXCHANGE from STOCKED + STOCK EXCHANGE + EXCHANGE
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COMMENTS:
What a timely word! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:11:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James'
OZZIEBOB - 2007-11-05: 06:09:00
Good definition,REMI! During 40+ years of work, I found it to be a regular occurrence- probably happening somewhere right now!
mplsbohemian - 2007-11-05: 10:07:00
This has produced a great batch of words so far!
remistram - 2007-11-05: 10:47:00
It happens to all of us at least once during our working life!
purpleartichokes - 2007-11-05: 11:00:00
Happened with dip I brought in. Caught him in the act. Wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't double-dipping. And didn't have really poor oral hygiene. And I wasn't sure that it was his first offense and I had actually eaten the dip after him at some point. Yuck!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James