dagwood-sandwich

Dagwood sandwich

[dag-wood]
noun
a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
Also called Dag·wood.


Origin:
named after Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the comic strip Blondie, who makes and eats such sandwiches

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dagwood (sandwich) definition

[ˈdægwʊd...]
  1. n.
    a tall sandwich with many layers of food. (From the comic strip character Dagwood by Chick Young.) : I really like to make an old-fashioned dagwood sandwich every now and then.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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