Zep

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A certain type of submarine sandwich US, dialectal

    "Anywhere else, it might be called a hoagie, or a sub, or a hero. In Two Mills it's a zep. And even though at first it might look like the others, it's not. Like, you'll never find lettuce on a zep. Or mayonnaise."

  2. 2
    a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Led Zeppelin, an English rock group most active in the 1970s and late 1960s.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bomberbombercuban sandwichgrinderherohero sandwich

Example

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"Anywhere else, it might be called a hoagie, or a sub, or a hero. In Two Mills it's a zep. And even though at first it might look like the others, it's not. Like, you'll never find lettuce on a zep. Or mayonnaise."

Etymology

Shortened from zeppelin.

Related phrases

submarine sandwich

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