SANDWICH
NOUNS
– ACE a grilled cheese sandwich …Amer. lunch counter usage
– BARB Bk1975 US sl. – a barbecued meat sandwich
– BIG BOY Bk1975 US lunch-counter usage – a hamburger sandwich with two hamburgers on it
– BOAT a large sandwich made with Italian or French bread or a long bun, and a variety of meats, cheese, and vegetables; a submarine sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– BOMBER a large sandwich that’s a meal in itself; a submarine sandwich …1969 Amer. dial.
– BULKIE in Boston: a sandwich roll …1997 US sl.
– BUMSTEAD a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a ‘dagwood’ …1966 Amer. dial.
– BUTTIE, BUTTY orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich …1827 orig. Eng. dial.
– DAGWOOD a huge, usually multi-layered sandwich …1948 US sl.
– DODGER a sandwich …1925 services’ sl.
– DOUBLE-DECKER a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling …1825 Amer.
– FISHBURG a fish sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– GARBAGE BARGE a tuna fish sandwich …1985 US sl.
– GREEDY DOG a sandwich in a large, long bun, that is a meal in itself …1969 Amer. dial.
– GRINDER a large sandwich or filled roll, usually with several fillings; a submarine sandwich …1954 Amer. dial.
– HALF-AND-HALF a ham and (Swiss) cheese sandwich …1967 Amer. dial.
– HONEYMOON BURGER 1980s US lunch counter usage – a sandwich made with only bread and lettuce
– JEELY PIECE a jam sandwich …Sc.
– LONG BOY. a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– LONG JOHN a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1966 Amer. dial.
– PO-BOY a submarine sandwich …1960 Amer. dial.
– POOR BOY a submarine sandwich …1931 Amer. dial.
– POOR BOY SANDWICH a submarine sandwich …1938 Amer. dial.
– POOR MAN a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– RAILROAD a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself …1968 Amer. dial.
– RAILROADER a sandwich in a much, larger, longer bun that is a meal in itself …1968 Amer. dial.
– SAINT PAUL SANDWICH a sandwich with multiple fillings, one of which is egg …1943 Amer. dial.
– SAMBIE a sandwich …1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
– SAMBO a sandwich …1984 Aust. sl.
– SAMMIE a sandwich …1976 Aust. & NZ sl.
– SAMMO a sandwich …1930s Aust. & US sl.
– SANDBEEF a sandwich …L19 sl.
– SANGA; SANGER a sandwich …1943 Aust. & Irish sl.
– SANGO a sandwich …1943 Aust. sl.
– SANGUISH a sandwich …1896 Sc.
– SARMIE; SARMY a sandwich …1960s S. Afr. sl.
– SARNEY; SARNIE; SARNY a sandwich …1961 colloq. & Eng. dial.
– SLAB a sandwich …Bk1947 Amer. sl.
– SLURPSWICH a gooey sandwich …Bk1947 Amer. sl.
– TAVERN a sandwich of ground or shredded beef served on a bun …1951 Amer. dial.
– TOASTIE a toasted sandwich …colloq.
– TORPEDO a submarine sandwich …1965 Amer. dial.
– TORPEDO SANDWICH a submarine sandwich …1950 Amer. dial.
– WAD food, esp. a bun, cake, or sandwich; in all cases its filling qualities are more important than taste etc. …1919 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage
– WEDGE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1958 Amer. dial.
– WEDGIE a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich …1968 Amer. dial.
– ZEP a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll …1951 Amer. dial.
– ZEPPELIN a submarine sandwich or similar meat-and-cheese-filled roll …1967 Amer. dial.
– ZONK a sandwich …1940s S. Afr. sl.
PHRASES
1994 ► ALL THE WAY of sandwiches, etc. : served with all the possible extras, such as mustard, mayonnaise, lettuces, onions, etc. → sl. (Bk.)
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