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'Look at these lovely lunches. I'm tempted to steal one...'

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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Grubstitute

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: gruhb-STI-tyoot(toot)

Sentence: Sick of "shanghai surprize" and with his mate not willing to grubstake him, Bob hogged out on his boss's "Beef Prince Alfred." He knew that to grubstitute would get him in strife. And, besides, it was not on and would make his boss as mad as a cut snake. But, anyway, his boss was a bit of a boofhead, thick as three planks, who wouldn't know "Beef Prince Alfred" from "beggar's banquet."

Etymology: Blend of Grub:food (slang)& substitute. "Shanghai Surprize":fried up leftovers with rice. Mad as a cut snake:angry. Grubstake: give s.o. money to buy a meal.'Beggar's Banquet':whatever's leftover in the fridge. Related term: "grub & bub":food & drink.

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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)

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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

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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)

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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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Snackboosting

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: snack-boost-ing

Sentence:

Etymology: snack + boost (steal)

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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

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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.

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Sandswitch

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: sand-swich

Sentence: To keep lunch interesting, Bob would either fillfer or have a sandswitch.

Etymology: sandwich, switch

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COMMENTS:

tasty! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-05: 07:23:00

MrDave2176 Another great word...that I also thought of! :) - MrDave2176, 2007-11-05: 08:39:00

perfect! - remistram, 2007-11-05: 10:48:00

very funy - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 13:12:00

oops that should be funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 13:12:00

Ilike it too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:28:00

funny in a different way - leechdude, 2007-11-05: 22:24:00

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Ransnack

mrskellyscl

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:

mrskellyscl 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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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-05: 02:55:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-02: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James