See also: burger, Burger, and Bürger

English

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Etymology

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Rebracketing of hamburger, as if it were ham + burger.

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-burger

  1. 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.
  2. (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[1], ESPN:
      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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Backformed from hamburger through influence of the English use of -burger as a suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏrɣər/, /ˈburɡər/

Suffix

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-burger m

  1. -burger

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