shamburger
n.— «At the South Bank Polytechnic, a team of food scientists is labouring to produce a bean burger made of tempeh (fermented rice and soya beans). They call it a Shamburger. I call it a shame.» —“You don’t have to mortify the flesh to be a vegan” by Michael Bateman Independent (London, England) Oct. 14, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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