sarnie
(UK, birdwatching) The Sandwich tern.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, birdwatching) The Sandwich tern.
With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attentionWhile queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(British, informal) A sandwich.
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“Chicken sarnie and a packet of crisps 😋”
Hello my flower, shall I fix up a cheese sarnie for you?
Origin: From . Alternatively, perhaps a misreading or an intentional dissimilation of samie (i.e. sammie), where the 'm' is mistaken for or replaced with 'rn'. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Heard in the wild
“Chicken sarnie and a packet of crisps 😋”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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