sarnie
nounUK /ˈsɑːni/
Etymology From sarn- (“perhaps from a dialectal pronunciation of the first syllable of sandwich”) + -ie. Alternatively, perhaps a misreading or an intentional dissimilation of samie (i.e. sammie), where the 'm' is mistaken for or replaced with 'rn'.
- Hello my flower, shall I fix up a cheese sarnie for you?
- With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull:
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- In fact no one was playing bingo, 10p or otherwise. Nor had the patrons been enticed by the complimentary shrink-wrapped sarnies and packets of cheese-and-onion on offer in the roped-off ‘Over 18s VIP area’, with its £500-jackpot fruit machines.2012, Tim Moore, You Are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Around Unloved Britain, Vintage, →ISBN, page 7:
- Just like Marple, there's a plaque at the London terminus [Paddington] commemorating a fictional character - a polite, friendly little bear from darkest Peru who has a penchant for marmalade sarnies.2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 74:
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Biology, Birdwatching, Natural sciences, Ornithology UK The Sandwich tern.
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