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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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Luncheonu

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: lunch/on/you

Sentence: When I forget my lunch, I have luncheonu.

Etymology: luncheon/you(u)

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Refrigeraider

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: rifrijərādər

Sentence: Nobody planned it. There was no discussion about it but on Monday everybody who had been a victim stocked the company **fridge** with revenge. Whether it was the yogurt laced with dish soap or the BLT (bacon, lettuce & toothpaste) the refrigeraider was exposed as he ran from the kitchen gagging. There were high-fives and cheering as the crew adjourned to the cafeteria to celebrate with food that was only one notch above what they had prepared.

Etymology: refrigerator (an appliance or compartment that is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink) + raider (surprise attacker)

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COMMENTS:

genius!! - galwaywegian, 2010-03-02: 09:50:00

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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:

libertybelle ha ha! good one! - libertybelle, 2012-12-05: 14:52:00

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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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COMMENTS:

What a timely word! - Nosila, 2008-10-02: 22:11:00

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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)

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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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Slopswap

thegoatisbad

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)

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Sandswicheroo

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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Lunchsnatch

Created by: kellysue94

Pronunciation: say lunch then snatch

Sentence: my lunch was terrible so i lunchsnatched my friends

Etymology:

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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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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