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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large thick multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings
2. 2
   A Dagwood sandwich.
3. 3
   Ellipsis of Dagwood sandwich. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms

dagwood sandwich

Etymology

Named after American comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the comic Blondie.

Related phrases

half daghalf-dagwoodquarter dagquarter-dagwoodcold cutsdagwood dogdagwood sandwich

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