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hamburgerology

noun

Etymology

From hamburger + -ology.

  1. borrowed from Hamburger — “native of Hamburg”
  2. suffixed as hamburgerology — “hamburger + ology”

Definitions

  1. A course of study introduced by McDonald's to train people to work in its fast food…

    A course of study introduced by McDonald's to train people to work in its fast food restaurants.

    • McDonald's Hamburger University was granting huge numbers of degrees in Hamburgerology, and the company was miles ahead of its next major competitor […]
    • More than twenty thousand participants have earned the bachelor of hamburgerology degree, with its golden arches appearing at the bottom of the certificate.
    • Life magazine and the CBS Evening News took note. So did academics, appalled at the idea of a degree in Hamburgerology. But Kroc's university flourished, moving into a $40 million facility […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA