booger sandwich
- noun
- /ˈbʊɡər ˈsænwɪtʃ/
- Slang
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sándwich asqueroso
- He referred to the cafeteria special as a booger sandwich because it looked so unappetizing.
Examples
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I can't believe you served a booger sandwich for lunch.
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She made a face when her brother called his creation a booger sandwich.
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The kids giggled at the thought of a booger sandwich in their lunchboxes.
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That was a terrible booger sandwich!
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He referred to the cafeteria special as a booger sandwich because it looked so unappetizing.
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The kids giggled at the thought of a booger sandwich in their lunchboxes.
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She made a face when her brother called his meal a booger sandwich.
Synonyms
A very bad situation you must deal with
How Unappetizing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an unappetizing or disgusting meal' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'booger' (dried nasal mucus) with 'sandwich' (a meal), evoking the literal image of a sandwich containing something gross. This straightforward, compositional derogatory naming pattern is common in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the intended humorous/disgusting sense.
Etymology
Booger sandwich comes from a silly, gross image: someone putting a booger between two slices of bread to make a sandwich. That's why people use it jokingly to call a meal or food 'unappetizing' or 'disgusting'.