Deep-dish
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Of a pie or pizza: baked in a dish or pan with high sides. not-comparable
- 2 Very thorough or intricate. informal, not-comparable
"The best gossip on Broadway these days is nothing you can read in the tabloids. You'll have to hear it in person, and believe me, you'll want to. This is very deep dish — layered with malice and kindness, truth and conjecture, and all the mixed motives that make human beings such endlessly intriguing subjects of speculation."
Example
More examples"The best gossip on Broadway these days is nothing you can read in the tabloids. You'll have to hear it in person, and believe me, you'll want to. This is very deep dish — layered with malice and kindness, truth and conjecture, and all the mixed motives that make human beings such endlessly intriguing subjects of speculation."
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