Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sand switch er roo

Sentence: Hungry Harry made sure he got to the lunchroom early every day, before his co-workers arrived. His mission was to pull the old sandswicheroo trick. He always brought the same thing, a sandwich made of buttered white bread and swapped it for a more interesting concoction. He had previously enjoyed hummus and veggies on pita, pate on rye, hearty chicken salad, roast beef and provolone and his all-time favourite after holidays, turkey sandwiches. He'd swap then eat at his desk and although many complained, no one could prove he had done the old sandswicheroo once again. This was especially galling to his colleagues, who, like he, all worked at FBI Headquarters!

Etymology: Sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)& Switcheroo (trick where one thing is sneakliy swapped for another)

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: pur-LUNCH / SAND-switch

Sentence: Harry purlunched his baloney and cheese for a nice roast beef sandswitch he found in the office fridge.

Etymology: pur(loin) + lunch / sand(wich) + switch

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COMMENTS:

you still came up with a great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 13:15:00

Great word. Say it a few times and it becomes "plunch." - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:31:00

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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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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)

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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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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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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: free PAST

Sentence: Rob enjoyed his daily freepast of lunch tidbits that he snuck from the managerial refrigerator. He rationalized that since they were all above him in pay and power, not to mention self-importance, and didn't bother to ever invite him to the daily morning briefings, that was a good time to help himself.

Etymology: repast + free

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COMMENTS:

great word! - Nosila, 2010-03-02: 18:35:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: bet-er-meel-muhnt

Sentence: The moment he realised that his bettermealment practices were no longer tolerated by his co-workers, was when the emergency room doctor mentioned the two words no one wants to hear; "rat" and "poison".

Etymology: betterment (upgrade) + meal

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Deserves a vote for the excellent sentence. - Bunny36, 2007-11-05: 12:28:00

Great definition and fantastic sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:40:00

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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

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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Created by: astorey

Pronunciation: in-fillch-rayd

Sentence: For the third day in a row, Terry went to grab her lunch from the office fridge to find only some grape stems and a smushed Kashi bar in what was once a cornucupia of delicious food items. She had been foiled by this infilchraider one too many times. She spent the rest of the dayfighting off hunger pangs while rigging up a Web cam in the refrigerator to catch the sneaky and merciless thief. Unfortunately for her, she was fired for violating company policy about Web cams at work, and the HR person who wrote the policy continued to infilchraid people's lunches at will. He did miss Terry, though, or at least her lunch.

Etymology: Infiltrate: to enter or move into an area + filch: to make off with the belongings of others + raid: a sudden short attack.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...it's a Kashi-22 story! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:25:00

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