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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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Refrigeraider
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rifrijəreɪdər
Sentence: Roger has taken to disguising his lunch after a run-in with the workplace refrigeraider. He now uses a green marker on his sandwich bag to make it look like the bread is moldy. The only issue he faces is whether or not someone will see his handiwork and throw it away.
Etymology: refrigerator (an appliance or compartment that is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink) + raider (a person who quickly and illicitly takes something)
Exvictual
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: ex vict ual
Sentence: He took one look in his lunch bag and found that he had been exvictualized. Fair's only fair, he thought when he peeked into the various containers scattered in the refrigerator for his very own exvictual.
Etymology: Exchange (to trade) & Evict (to expel) & Victual (food)
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COMMENTS:
Way too many good words today... - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:27:00
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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.
Hamburgerlary
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ham burg er lar ee
Sentence: His m.o. - he came in very early to the office each day to ketchup on his paperwork. That way, he could take an earlier lunch break than the others. In reality it gave him an opportunity to raid the office fridge and take the nicest lunch for himself. He relished this form of hamburgerlary, for one of his coworkers always brought a tasty home-made hamburger to be zapped each day for lunch. You mustard admit, it was a clever plan, until he was caught with his hands on someone else's buns. He was now in a real pickle, because his boss was cheesed off...
Etymology: Hamburger (a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun) & Burglary (to steal;theft)
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
Pilfridge
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pil-frij
Sentence: Ralph didn't believe that what he did should be classified as pilfridge. He observed on a daily basis that people rarely ate all that they brought for lunch. He considered it below his status to pick through the trash after they tossed the remnants so preemptive raids only made sense. Sally certainly didn't NEED that big chunk of cheesecake. He was doing her a favor by shaving it down to a reasonable size.
Etymology: pilfer (steal - typically things of relatively little value) + fridge (a refrigerator) Derivative of pilferage
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-10-02: 05:31:00
Good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-03: 05:49:00
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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: pilll frihj
Sentence: The pilfridge was obviously perpetrated by the owner of the abandoned blandwich.
Etymology: pilferage, fridge
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - Nosila, 2010-03-02: 18:35:00
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Sacklunch
Created by: Eyeshah
Pronunciation: /SAK-lunch/
Sentence: Beckoning Bill from the corner of the fridge was a mouth-watering, deli-made club sandwich. Against his better judgment, Bill decided to sacklunch it that day.
Etymology: sack(to pillage or loot after capture; plunder) + lunch
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
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