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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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Lynchbox
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: linch boks
Sentence: I'll have to trade this spamwich for a lynchbox in the break room.
Etymology: lynch (extralegal punishment) + box (< [lunch]box)
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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Sandswitch
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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Ransnack
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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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.
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
Refrigeraiding
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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Infilchraid
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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Purlunched
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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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