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quarter-pounder
quarter-pounder
A hamburger that weighs roughly four ounces (a quarter of a pound) before it is cooked. The phrase is best-known as the name of a hamburger served at McDonald's fast food restaurants. I think I'm going get a quarter-pounder for dinner tonight—what would you like?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Arafat | | ['a:ra:fa:t] | |
| Hyakinthos | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |
| Dawid | | DAH-veet (Polish) | Polish, Biblical Hebrew |
| Bevin | | - | Irish |
| ConchÚR | | - | Irish, Irish Mythology |
| Galen | | GAY-lən | English |