• Hamburgerology

    Full definition of hamburgerology

    Noun

    hamburgerology

    (uncountable)
    1. A course of study introduced by McDonald's to train people to work in its fast food restaurants.
      • 1977, Mother Jones Magazine (volume 2, number 10, December 1977)McDonald's Hamburger University was granting huge numbers of degrees in Hamburgerology, and the company was miles ahead of its next major competitor...
      • 1985, Stan Luxenberg, Roadside empires: how the chains franchised AmericaMore than twenty thousand participants have earned the bachelor of hamburgerology degree, with its golden arches appearing at the bottom of the certificate.
      • 1999, Marshall William Fishwick, Popular culture: cavespace to cyberspaceLife magazine and the CBS Evening News took note. So did academics, appalled at the idea of a degree in Hamburgerology. But Kroc's university flourished, moving into a $40 million facility...
      • 2006, Justin Malbon, Understanding the global TV formatHowever, while passing tips on about making a TV programme may have something in common with hamburgerology, finally these are quite dissimilar businesses.
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