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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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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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Lunchsnatch
Created by: kellysue94
Pronunciation: say lunch then snatch
Sentence: my lunch was terrible so i lunchsnatched my friends
Etymology:
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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Eaterthief
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: E-ter-theef
Sentence: Eggbert the eaterthief didn't think twice about taking what he wanted for lunch from others in his office.
Etymology: Eater-One who consumes food. Thief-A person who steals, especially secretly.
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
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.
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
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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Refrigeraiding
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Re-FRIJ-er-aid-ing
Sentence: Tired of his stale peanut butter sandwiches Virgil went refrigeraiding until he found something a bit tastier.
Etymology: Refrigerator - raiding
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COMMENTS:
great word - makes me think of Indiana Jones - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 13:10:00
Very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:37:00
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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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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