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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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Pilferidgeration
Created by: ahniwa
Pronunciation: Pill * frihj * ehr * ay * shun
Sentence: Wally was sick of the tuna sandwiches his mom kept packing in his lunch, so when no one was looking (and no one does look when you take your lunch at 10am, and 11am, and 3pm), he snuck into the staff lounge to practice a little pilferidgeration.
Etymology: Pilfer (as in steal) + (re)fridgeration.
Supgrade
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: suhp-grayde
Sentence: Having just brought a squished and questionably expired bologna sandwich for himself, Nathan attempted to supgrade his lunch to my delectable fluffernutter sandwich. It didn't end well for Nathan.
Etymology: Supper (which my Nana used to call lunch) + Upgrade.... dang now i really want a fluffernutter
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
Slopswap
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: slop-swap
Sentence: Kimberly took one look at Zinnia's leftovers from Cafe La Ritz and decided to pull a slopswap.
Etymology: Slop (mushy, tasteless food) + swap (exchange)
Swapmeat
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: swop-meet
Sentence: Tired of pastrami sandwiches Darryl decided that a swapmeat would be a better option for his lunch break.
Etymology: swap meet (a gathering of people intent on swapping things) + meat (a lunch ingredient stored in the fridge)
Refrigeraider
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: re-FRIDJ-er-rade-er
Sentence: Geoff was a notorious refrigeraider and had no qualms at all about taking a coworkers tasty looking lunch and leaving his stale sandwich and old piece of fruit in it's place.
Etymology: Blend of refrigerator and raider.
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COMMENTS:
Perfecto! - hooterbug, 2008-10-02: 08:40:00
For some reason I envision Tusken Raiders standing in front of the fridge, scratching their cowled heads, saying "Where the hell did my lunch get to? I was really looking forward to that boiled Jawa." - zxvasdf, 2008-10-02: 09:33:00
Great word! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:16:00
Gets my vote! :) - lumina, 2008-10-03: 00:07:00
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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
Eatinstealing
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: The word is the words "eat " the " in" and then " Stealing "
Sentence: I caught him eatinstealing !
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I love this word because of its so fun to say . - emilylind, 2007-11-05: 20:45:00
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Fivefingerlickpicnic
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Five-fing-grrr-lick-PICK-nick
Sentence: Dagwood often felt sharp hunger pangs between ten and eleven in the morning while he was compiling the daily marketing reports for his boss, and if his 18 years on the job had taught him anything, it was that this was usually a perfect time to raid the office refrigerator for a personal fivefingerlickpicnic.
Etymology: Five finger: a 100% discount for special people with low moral values + Finger Licking: the way Kentucky Colonels express satisfaction with the flavor of a meal + Picnic: a meal often featuring a variety of covered dishes.
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)
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