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Krogering

Krogering noun: shopping at a Kroger store. Also the present participle and gerund of Kroger.

Noun

Krogering (uncountable)

  1. (US) Shopping at a Kroger store.
    • If yours is a “happy family”—in the midwest—you go Krogering.1960, Jack Mendelsohn, Why I Am a Unitarian, Thomas Nelson, page 207
    • Needless to say, our bunch won’t be going Krogering again, like they say down that way.2002 February 22, Orris Tottle, “And the senior shall wind down at the Lion”, in Walker County Messenger, LaFayette, Georgia, page 4

Also used as

Krogering is also the present participle and gerund of Kroger.

Examples of Krogering in a sentence

  • He tells Hodges his folks are off Krogering, and he’s got babysitting duty until they get back.2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes, New York City: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 214:
  • While I’ll continue Krogering until Aug. 14, when the Durham stores close, Kroger may have lost me as a customer when traveling and shopping outside of the Triangle and state.2018 July 26, Howard Craft, “Last days of Krogering get personal for this Durham shopper”, in The Herald-Sun, Durham, North Carolina...

Origin of Krogering

From Kroger + -ing. From a marketing campaign by The Kroger Company that featured the jingle "Let's Go Krogering!" https://books.google.com/books?id=2DaFZGPDdfwC&pg=PA28

Questions about Krogering

What does Krogering mean?
Krogering means shopping at a Kroger store.
How do you use Krogering in a sentence?
He tells Hodges his folks are off Krogering, and he’s got babysitting duty until they get back.
What part of speech is Krogering?
Krogering is a noun.

Words near Krogering in the dictionary

  1. kroeung
  2. Kroft
  3. Krofts
  4. Krog
  5. Kroger
  6. Krogering
  7. Krogers
  8. Krogman
  9. Krogmans
  10. Krogs
  11. Krogstad

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