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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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Luncheonu
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: lunch/on/you
Sentence: When I forget my lunch, I have luncheonu.
Etymology: luncheon/you(u)
Burgerlarize
Created by: Whittier
Pronunciation: BUR-gur-lur-ize
Sentence: I brought filet mignon for lunch, but Craig burgerlarized it and now I am stuck with Spam.
Etymology: burger + burglarize
Pilfridge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pill frij
Sentence: swapping a box of cold mcnuggets for chicked cordon bleu is not fair exchange, it's pilfridge
Etymology: fridge, pilferage.
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COMMENTS:
yes it is - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 16:07:00
Spot on! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:36:00
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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)
Grabadab
Created by: aiiden
Pronunciation: grab-uh-dab
Sentence: I'll just grabadab this one, it looks so damn delicious!
Etymology: grab= to take something a= something dab= quick small mark or impression
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
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
Biloweme
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Buy-low-me (rhymes with baloney)
Sentence: Biloweme is the spam of the anti healthy jam!
Etymology:
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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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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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