Dagwood sandwich

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An exceptionally thick sandwich made with numerous layers of various meats, cheeses, vegetables, and condiments. informal

    "The kind of sandwich he made famous, the Dagwood sandwich, is a hodgepodge of leftovers in the refrigerator all wedged in between two slices of bread."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Dagwood sandwich. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A thick stack of flat objects or a complicated melange of diverse components or ingredients. broadly, figuratively

    "As one of Groucho Marx's writers told it: an unemployed actor was interrupted at breakfast by his wife carrying a Dagwood sandwich of unpaid bills."

Etymology

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

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