sanger
nounAU /ˈsæŋə/
Etymology Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced sangwich) + -er (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1960s.
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Australia, Colloquial, Informal A sandwich.
- […]I popped the last of the strawberry sangers into my mouth, craned my neck over the bureaucrat′s gelati-hued shoulder and feasted my eyes.1996, Shane Maloney, The Brush-Off, published 2006, page 140:
- […]Allison did most of the talking telling Sara of her victory, of meeting Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova—who won the Family Circle Open—of rubbing the elbows with the Australian elite, and making sangers (sandwiches) for broken families in Brisbane.2005, R. T. Stone, The Journals: Into the Gulf, Book 2, page 459:
2 more examples
- Eat Rock oysters, rock lobsters, yabbies and prawns; also Turkish bread ‘sangers’ and Tim Tam shooters2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 94:
- Winning pub-grub at this enduring pub boozer: steak sangers, veggie lasagne, lamb-shank pie, king-prawn salad and blueberry pancakes.2009, Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin, page 59: