Verboticism: Sandwicheroo
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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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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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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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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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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Ransnack
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ran-snack
Sentence: I am Sam. Sam I am. Did you know I ransnack ham? I can ransnack Derrick's ham. I can ransnack Carol's jam. I can ransnack Dottie's bread and I can ransnack eggs from Ted. I would ransnack from a jar and I would ransnack from a car. I can ransnack on a house and I can ransnack with a mouse. I can ransnack in a box and I can ransnack with a fox. I can ransnack here or there. I can ransnack anywhere. Every day from here to there, funny things are everywhere.
Etymology: ransack: to pillage, plunder or loot + snack
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COMMENTS:
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Today is Read Across America day in his honor. If you get a chance, read with a kid today. - mrskellyscl, 2010-03-02: 05:33:00
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Happysteal
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Hap-pee-stee-el
Sentence: Man, this is the best happysteal I've had in weeks!
Etymology: Happy meals come from Mickey D's, Happysteals come from The office fridge.
Filchard
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: Fil chard
Sentence: Wayne was called into the Office Manager's office at 3:00 pm for his herring. He had been accused by Dory, the new assistant, of stealing her lunch 5 days in a row. She was partial to seafood salads and so apparently was Wayne. Monday he had rustled her mussels;Tuesday he had stole her sole;Wednesday he had pawed her cod; Thursday he had to take her hake and today he had filchard her pilchard. He tried to protest. But his defense floundered when his breath was smelt!
Etymology: Filch (make off with belongings of others)& Pilchard (small fatty fish usually canned)
Smorgasborrowing
Created by: serickson
Pronunciation: smore' guss bahr' ro ing
Sentence: Jane would have gotten away with her smorgasborrowing yesterday if she hadn't gotten sick on Marty's desk after eating Marty's lunch.
Etymology: Swedish: s'mores - yummy chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker treat; OE - Gas - result of too much of the wrong food; ME - borrow - to receive from someone else
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
Fridgeraider
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FRIDJ-ehr-ayder
Sentence: Dunston is a chronic fridgeraider, having no compulsion whatsoever about stealing other folks lunches from the office fridge.
Etymology: Blend of 'fridge' (refrigerator) and 'raider' (one who raids or steals)
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COMMENTS:
ha ha! good one! - libertybelle, 2012-12-05: 14:52:00
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