Ranchburger
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cookie-cutter ranch house, typically found in a suburban subdivision. US
"Judy Drive was a short gravel-mixed road flanked by a dozen aluminum-sided "ranchburgers" with wading pools or pick-up trucks parked on the front lawns."
- 2 A hamburger featuring elements of the cuisine of the Southwestern United States. US
"Make ranchburgers by dividing the meat for each hamburger into two patties. Place a spoonful of chili sauce and chopped onion on one patty and cover it with the other, sealing it well at the edges."
Example
More examples"Judy Drive was a short gravel-mixed road flanked by a dozen aluminum-sided "ranchburgers" with wading pools or pick-up trucks parked on the front lawns."
Etymology
From ranch + -burger.
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