burgery

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Probably from Latin burgāria.^[1]

burgery (plural burgeries)

1. The governing body of a burgh or borough; burgage.

From burger +‎ -ery.

burgery (plural burgeries)

1. A fast-food restaurant specialising in hamburgers

   Synonym: hamburgery

• burgeria

From burger +‎ -y.

burgery (comparative more burgery, superlative most burgery)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a burger.

   Synonym: hamburgery

   • 1993, Leah Leneman, 365 Plus One Vegan Recipes: Delicious Meals and Ideas for Every Day of the Year, London: Thorsons; HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 98:

     Steaming tempeh in a flavoured sauce can give it a ‘burgery’ flavour with no great effort.

   • 2003 fall, Caitlin Lam, “Hamburgers”, in A Celebration of Young Poets: Northeast – Fall 2003, Logan, Ut.: Creative Communication, Inc., published 2004, page 54:

     It’s the burgery smell I just can’t resist / Everything is hamburgers / On my Christmas list.

   • 2006, How to Boil Water: Life Beyond Takeout (Food Network Kitchens), Des Moines, Ia.: Meredith Books, →ISBN, page 61:

     Ground sirloin is lower in fat and steakier tasting than chuck, which is why we use it. For a more classic burgery taste, go with a blend of the two.

   • 2012 November, Karla Zimmerman, Regis St Louis, Washington, DC, 5th edition, Footscray, Vic., Oakland, Calif., London: Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 158:

     For a quick bite, Downtown offers a couple of food courts popular with office workers. One is inside the Old Post Office Pavilion […]. The other is the Shops at National Place (529 W 14th St NW), inside the National Press Club Building, where Five Guys wafts its burgery goodness.

   • 2020 September 16, Kevin L. Hoover, “Arcata Police Log: The Era of Annoyance cedes to the Age of Aggressive Obnoxiousness”, in Mad River Union, volume 7, number 52, Arcata, Calif., →ISSN, page 5, column 5:

     Further demonstrating the chronic reverse-wisdom of orange-hued individuals, the SUV driver entered the drive-thru lane and attempted to place an order. Refused burgery goodness on grounds of prior shitheadery, he threatened an employee’s life.

• IPA^(key): /burˈɡɛ.rɘ/
• Rhymes: -ɛrɘ
• Syllabification: bur‧ge‧ry

burgery

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of burger