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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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Stenograb

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: sten/o/grab

Sentence: Always on the run, Steve would swing open the company fridge to stenograb something quick and filling. Didn't matter to him whose name was on what or how big it was written, "KEEP OUT! AND THIS MEANS YOU STEVE!" No. As he had "places to go and people to see," he felt justified in stenograbbing from the fridge at least three times a week. Unfortunately one day, someone filled a danish with chocolate ExLax to teach him a lesson. He now brownbags it daily. (true story from my working days...poor janitor...was out for two days...and NO I didn't do it...)

Etymology: stenograph: A shorthand character/ write in shorthand. grab: Snap up: get hold of or seize quickly and easily.

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COMMENTS:

Yes you did and good on you! At least justice was swift...maybe too swift! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:21:00

Oh, Nosila! It wasn't me! I swear! Actually the entire office thought it was really a mean thing the woman did, but she thought he deserved it. Too cruel for me. - lumina, 2008-10-03: 00:08:00

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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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Fivefingerlickpicnic

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Five-fing-grrr-lick-PICK-nick

Sentence: Dagwood often felt sharp hunger pangs between ten and eleven in the morning while he was compiling the daily marketing reports for his boss, and if his 18 years on the job had taught him anything, it was that this was usually a perfect time to raid the office refrigerator for a personal fivefingerlickpicnic.

Etymology: Five finger: a 100% discount for special people with low moral values + Finger Licking: the way Kentucky Colonels express satisfaction with the flavor of a meal + Picnic: a meal often featuring a variety of covered dishes.

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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

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Burgerlarize

Whittier

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

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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.

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Refrigeraider

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: re-FRIDJ-er-rade-er

Sentence: Geoff was a notorious refrigeraider and had no qualms at all about taking a coworkers tasty looking lunch and leaving his stale sandwich and old piece of fruit in it's place.

Etymology: Blend of refrigerator and raider.

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COMMENTS:

hooterbug Perfecto! - hooterbug, 2008-10-02: 08:40:00

zxvasdf For some reason I envision Tusken Raiders standing in front of the fridge, scratching their cowled heads, saying "Where the hell did my lunch get to? I was really looking forward to that boiled Jawa." - zxvasdf, 2008-10-02: 09:33:00

Great word! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:16:00

Gets my vote! :) - lumina, 2008-10-03: 00:07:00

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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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Kleptomanna

MissRabbit

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

zxvasdf 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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Eatinstealing

Created by: emilylind

Pronunciation: The word is the words "eat " the " in" and then " Stealing "

Sentence: I caught him eatinstealing !

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

I love this word because of its so fun to say . - emilylind, 2007-11-05: 20:45:00

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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