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smorgasbord

[ smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrdor, often, shmawr- ]

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noun

a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
an extensive array or variety:
The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits.

smorgasbord

/ ˈsmɜː-; ˈsmɔːɡəsˌbɔːd /

noun

a variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc, served in Scandinavia as hors d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smorgasbord¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Swedish smörgåsbord, equivalent to smörgås “(slice of) bread and butter, sandwich,” from smör “butter”; ( smear ( def ) ) + gås “goose, (dialect) lump of fat or butter” ( goose ( def ) ) + bord “table” ( board ( def ) )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smorgasbord¹

Swedish, from smörgås sandwich + bord table

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Example Sentences

Holding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.

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It’s arguably the best film of the ‘90s—a postmodern pop culture smorgasbord awash in nihilism and dripping with retro cool.

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In Magnolia (1999)—“a smorgasbord of pleasure, that movie”—he played opposite Tom Cruise as a nurse.

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And there is an intellectual smorgasbord of policy lunches, coffees, and evening lectures, most of it open to the public.

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Beck's been pumping up this super-patriot smorgasbord since last November.

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There she was, five foot eleven of big, bouncy, blonde smorgasbord.

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