burger

Etymology 1

Clipping of hamburger, rebracketing it as ham + burger. From around 1939. "American" sense likely a back-formation from Burgerland.

noun

  1. (informal) A hamburger.
  2. (chiefly as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty.
  3. (Pakistan, usually derogatory) A stereotypical well-off Pakistani aspiring to a westernized lifestyle.
  4. (Internet slang, 4chan, derogatory) An American.

Etymology 2

noun

  1. Alternative form of burgher

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