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burger burn

burger burn noun: an event where hamburgers are grilled and served, often as a fundraiser or team-building exercise.

Noun

burger burn (plural burger burns)

  1. An event where hamburgers are grilled and served, often as a fundraiser or team-building exercise.
    • The proceeds from the Burger Burn – $363, directly benefited the Nightingale House here on WPAFB.1998 January, Buckeye Flyer, volume 38, page 4
    • A column on the website We Are The Mighty titled "32 Terms Only Airmen Will Understand" in February, for example, defined the whole airman concept as "An enlisted performance review system designed to keep you from earning a perfect rating (and ultimately a BTZ promotion) despite being the best...2015 June 22, Stephen Losey, “Kelly: Volunteering won't help you get promoted anymore”, in Air Force Times

Forms of burger burn

pluralburger burns

Origin of burger burn

(ham)burger + burn (in the sense of overcooking)

Questions about burger burn

What does burger burn mean?
Burger burn means an event where hamburgers are grilled and served, often as a fundraiser or team-building exercise.
What part of speech is burger burn?
Burger burn is a noun.
What is the plural of burger burn?
The plural of burger burn is burger burns.

Words near burger burn in the dictionary

  1. burger
  2. burger bar
  3. burger bars
  4. burger bun
  5. burger buns
  6. burger burn
  7. burger flipper
  8. burger flippers
  9. burger highlife
  10. Burger League
  11. burger menu

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