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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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Lunchsnatch
Created by: kellysue94
Pronunciation: say lunch then snatch
Sentence: my lunch was terrible so i lunchsnatched my friends
Etymology:
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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Swapmeat
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: swop-meet
Sentence: Tired of pastrami sandwiches Darryl decided that a swapmeat would be a better option for his lunch break.
Etymology: swap meet (a gathering of people intent on swapping things) + meat (a lunch ingredient stored in the fridge)
Supgrade
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sup/grade
Sentence: The trick to improving your lunch without getting caught is to supgrade modestly.
Etymology: sup + upgrade
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COMMENTS:
Good word - TJayzz, 2008-10-02: 14:49:00
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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)
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.
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
Supgrade
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sup/grade
Sentence: The trick to improving your lunch without getting caught is to supgrade modestly.
Etymology: sup + upgrade
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on the newspaper article Jabber! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-05: 11:44:00
thanks purple - no idea how that guy discovered that word but if he's looking he's sure to find lots of your gems - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 12:57:00
Congrats Jabber! Great to hear of your well-deserved success. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:34:00
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Buttyswipe
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: but/he/swipe
Sentence: Norman was an unashamed buttyswiper, it was common knowledge that if your lovingly prepared homemade deluxe sandwich had vanished from the communal fridge and a limp grey one was left in its place, you were the victim of a buttyswiping and the trail of crumbs and hollandaise sauce would lead straight to Norman's store cupboard.
Etymology: butty (as in chip butty, a northern English delicacy - a carbohydrate sandwich) + swipe (to steal,pinch, nick, thieve, rob etc)
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COMMENTS:
eeuuw - i first read that as bottywipe - petaj, 2007-11-06: 01:39:00
mmm shit sandwiches... - pungineer, 2007-11-06: 05:50:00
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Slopswap
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: slop-swap
Sentence: Kimberly took one look at Zinnia's leftovers from Cafe La Ritz and decided to pull a slopswap.
Etymology: Slop (mushy, tasteless food) + swap (exchange)
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