Oklahoma onion burger

noun

A smash burger with thinly sliced yellow onions piled on top of the ground beef.

Meanings

nounOklahoma onion burger (plural Oklahoma onion burgers)

plural Oklahoma onion burgers

  1. USA smash burger with thinly sliced yellow onions piled on top of the ground beef.

Origin

Said to have been conceived during the Great Depression in Western Oklahoma as a way to extend the beef supply.

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Oklahoma onion burger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oklahoma%20onion%20burger

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oklahoma onion burger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oklahoma%20onion%20burger.

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