-burger
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Rebracketing of hamburger, as if it were ham + burger.
Suffix
[edit]-burger (noun-forming suffix, plural -burgers)
- Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat.
- (US, sports) Used to emphasise a high number of points scored by a player or team.
- 2019 December 3, Kirk Goldsberry, “James Harden is the greatest scorer of this NBA era”, in ESPN[1], archived from the original on 3 June 2020:
- Let's start with Harden's 60-burger against Atlanta: His 24 shot attempts were the fewest ever in a 60-point game in NBA history.
Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from hamburger through influence of the English use of -burger as a suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-burger m
Derived terms
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