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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.
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Kleptomanna
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: klěp'tō·man·uh
Sentence: Todd /tried/ to ignore the tantalizing aroma leaking from the office fridge, but after realizing his own tuna sandwich had spoiled, he couldn't resist the temptation anymore. Oh, that kleptomanna was the most delicious food he had ever tasted! It's not really stealing as long as he isn't caught, right?
Etymology: Klepto (slang, short for Kleptomaniac): A person who has a compulsion to steal. Manna: Divine or spiritual food.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-10-02: 03:25:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-02: 09:18:00
Who knew theft could be so biblical? - zxvasdf, 2008-10-02: 09:34:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-03: 05:47:00
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Swapslop
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Swop-slop
Sentence: When Peter discovered what his wife had packed him for lunch, he let out a huge sigh. He realised that she had been trying out her new recipes on him again and this time had surpassed herself by creating some inedible looking mess that could not be identified. He then had the brilliant idea of going to office fridge and proceeded to swapslop his lunch for something that resembled food. No-one would ever guess it was him as long as he kept his mouth shut.
Etymology: Swap(an act of exchanging one thing for another) + Slop(unappetizing semi-liquid food) = Swapslop
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-02: 13:28:00
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Fridganinja
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: Fridge-a-nin-ja
Sentence:
Etymology: Fridge (refrigerator) + Ninja (silent, stealthy mercenary agent) = Fridganinja
Sandswicheroo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sand switch er roo
Sentence: Hungry Harry made sure he got to the lunchroom early every day, before his co-workers arrived. His mission was to pull the old sandswicheroo trick. He always brought the same thing, a sandwich made of buttered white bread and swapped it for a more interesting concoction. He had previously enjoyed hummus and veggies on pita, pate on rye, hearty chicken salad, roast beef and provolone and his all-time favourite after holidays, turkey sandwiches. He'd swap then eat at his desk and although many complained, no one could prove he had done the old sandswicheroo once again. This was especially galling to his colleagues, who, like he, all worked at FBI Headquarters!
Etymology: Sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)& Switcheroo (trick where one thing is sneakliy swapped for another)
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)
Pitupelf
Created by: Bunny36
Pronunciation: Pit-yoop-elf
Sentence: "Where did I put those cheese and pickl- This looks like egg mayo. Hey! Who's pitupelfed my lunch this time?!"
Etymology: From the Iranian 'pitu' meaning food + 'pelf' from 'pelfre,' Old French for booty or spoils.
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COMMENTS:
Good onya Bunny for having the "bottle" to include an element from Iranian in your word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:43:00
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Bettermealment
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: bet-er-meel-muhnt
Sentence: The moment he realised that his bettermealment practices were no longer tolerated by his co-workers, was when the emergency room doctor mentioned the two words no one wants to hear; "rat" and "poison".
Etymology: betterment (upgrade) + meal
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COMMENTS:
Deserves a vote for the excellent sentence. - Bunny36, 2007-11-05: 12:28:00
Great definition and fantastic sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:40:00
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Fraudulunch
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: frawed - you - lunch
Sentence: After performing a soupendectomy on Mary's lunch bag and pulling the old swindlewich on Bill, leaving a ham on white for his ploughman, Jim had put together quite a fraudulunch.
Etymology: fraudulunch = blend of fraudulent and lunch, soupendectomy = to successfully remove soup from the lunch bag of another, swindlewich = secretly trading your sandwich for one of better quality.
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COMMENTS:
Nice words - pungineer, 2007-11-06: 06:09:00
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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:
Luncheonu
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: lunch/on/you
Sentence: When I forget my lunch, I have luncheonu.
Etymology: luncheon/you(u)
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