Meaning of $100 hamburger | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A general aviation flight that involves flying a short distance, eating a meal, and flying back.
   slang
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hamburger.

Examples

“It’s called hunting the $100 hamburger — “$100” referring to the cost⟳ of fuel — sort⟳ of the aeronautical equivalent of lazy Sunday drives in which the destination isn’t as important as the pleasure of getting away.”

“Daniel Boulud has a restaurant that serves a truffle and Kobe steak hamburger for $100 […] It's to make⟳ everything else on the menu look⟳ cheap by comparison. Someone sees a $100 hamburger on the menu, and they can look⟳ at a $50 steak and see⟳ it's a bargain.”

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