lionburger

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lion +‎ -burger

Noun[edit]

lionburger (plural lionburgers)

  1. A burger made with lion meat.
    • 1987, Timothy B. Benford, The Royal Family Quiz & Fact Book, page 191:
      Prince Philip [] was "appalled by the exhibition of bad taste" in serving lionburgers and hippopotamus steaks, among other questionable delicacies.
    • 2010, Nicola Williams, France, page 246:
      At the cafés you can dine on specialités boulonnaises (herring, mackerel and haddock; €5.50) – kind of like a zoo that sells lionburgers, some might say, but don't forget that Boulogne is France's number-one fishing port []