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Dagwood sandwich
noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 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 Alternative form of Dagwood sandwich. alt-of, alternative
- 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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