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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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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
Fridgivore
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: frij-EE-vohr
Sentence: Sick of Roxie's "shanghai surprize," and with his workmates not willing to grubstake him, Bob became the office fridgivore hogging out on other fellows' tucker.
Etymology: Blend of FRIDGE: cabinet for keeping food cool" & -VORE: devour,consume, eat
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-02: 09:18:00
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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
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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Pilfridge
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pill frij
Sentence: swapping a box of cold mcnuggets for chicked cordon bleu is not fair exchange, it's pilfridge
Etymology: fridge, pilferage.
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COMMENTS:
yes it is - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-05: 16:07:00
Spot on! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:36:00
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Tastiraid
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: tey-stee-reyd
Sentence: Jim conducted a tastiraid on the lunchroom refrigerator, acquiring a turkey sandwich from Ross’s lunch and a pack of cookies from Judie’s.
Etymology: Tasty: 1610–20; TASTE + -Y from Latin *taxāre; Having a pleasing flavor, savory. + Raid: Old English rād; To steal from, loot.
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COMMENTS:
Ilike it:good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-05: 16:44:00
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Luncheonu
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: lunch/on/you
Sentence: When I forget my lunch, I have luncheonu.
Etymology: luncheon/you(u)
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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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)
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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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