pavement pizza

en-noun

pavement pizza (countable and uncountable, plural pavement pizzas)

I think I'm about to deliver a pavement pizza.

Being drunk is one thing, but creating a pavement pizza on a train is clearly overstepping the mark.

2004, Andrew Holmes, Matthew Reeves, Pains on Trains: A Commuter′s Guide to the 50 Most Irritating Travel Companions, page 207:

I was so relieved at the end of the journey that if I had had anything left to throw up I would have made it a hat trick of pavement pizzas.

2009, Aaron Chynn, Memoirs of an Ordinary Man: A Yorkshireman's Tale, page 77:

2010, Michael Powell, Matt Forbeck, Forbidden Knowledge College: 101 Things Not Every Student Should Know How To Do, Adams Media, UK, page 84,
This will make you gag and cough; keep going until your stomach starts heaving. Open your throat as if you were is about to swallow a sword; this sends another signal to your brain that a pavement pizza [is] about to be delivered.

(UK, Australia, humorous) A patch of vomit on the pavement, road or ground.


pizza

pizza (countable and uncountable, plural pizzas or (rare) pizze)

1931, borrowed from Neapolitan pizza (1590), the Neapolitan dialectal form of Byzantine Greek πίτα (píta, “cake, pie”).
The Greek word is first attested in 1107 and is itself of uncertain origin.
The northern Italian dialectal form was pinza, the southern (Apulian and Calabrian) form was pitta.
This suggests a derivation from Latin pīnctus (pictus (“painted, smeared”)) or pīnsum, pīnsitum, pistum (“pounded”), but the northern forms appear to be contaminated with pinzare (“to staple”).
There are alternative suggestions involving Greek etymologies (πηκτή (pēktḗ), πηκτός (pēktós, “compacted, congealed”); πήτεα (pḗtea, “bran”); Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittákion, “patch; tablet; ticket”)), more remote possibilities involve comparison with Lombardic pizzo, pizza (“bite, morsel, lump, dumpling”); Albanian petë (“layer”), Romanian pată (“blotch, stain, macula”); Albanian pite (“gruel”);
From Aramaic פִיתָּא (pītā, “piece of bread”), Hebrew פַּת (paṯ, “bread”). Doublet of pide and pita.

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a slice of pizza

a pizza pie

Want to go out for pizza tonight?

(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.


pizza bone

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But the crust (or "pizza bone" as we refer to it at my house)IS the best part of a slice of pizza!

1998 July 29, Laurie , “Re: Raising children who eat everything”, in misc.kids (Usenet):

If the dough is elastic, rolling into balls and forming into "crusts" would probably yield better results. Besides, then you can regulate the crust's edge (aka the "pizza bone").

1999 January 26, Jerry Roush , “Re: Another pizza question”, in rec.food.baking (Usenet):

I had a couple of slices of leftover stuffed-crust pizza for lunch. The big dogs were outside, so I gave Scully a whole pizza bone (the outer crust edge) to have all to herself.

2000 September 14, Kathleen , “Re: RR: Gotham”, in alt.mountain-bike (Usenet):

We had pizza earlier nad^([sic]) after I ate a piece I caught myself about to call her name and offer my "pizza bone" to her.

2000 September 30, felica@my-deja.com, “Re: I miss my friend”, in alt.support.grief.pet-loss (Usenet):

I made a lovely arrangement of the empty shells and gave them back to the waiter....
Lol that sounds like me Sandra, we go to a great pizza buffet and I eat the toppings and start building pizza bone castles in the center of the table :)

2001 April 24, tinakaye@tinakaye.com, “Re: Hallelujah for Tacos....”, in alt.support.diet.low-carb (Usenet):

She laughed so hard the chair she was in went flying, she fell on the floor and so did the piece of pizza she was eating. She's laying on the floor laughing and the dog is looking at me, hoping the pizza now belongs to her....
let the dog have the pizza bone ;-)

2002 April 30, "MrEraser" , “Re: How playing The Sims affects the mind”, in alt.games.the-sims (Usenet):

Mostly veggies, cooked and raw, and the occassional^([sic]) small piece of meat, minced and mixed into the commercial feed. And now and then a pizza bone (edge of the crust for those of you who weren't educated by my kid sister).

2002 June 14, Jo Wolf , “Re: Dog food?”, in rec.pets.dogs.health (Usenet):

"Well, I bet our dog would like a pizza bone." With that he grabbed one of the crusts from Scully's plate. "Here Walter," he called to the pup as he held out the crust.

2002 August 5, nosmeagel@aol.com, “A Normal Life? (Part 6 of ?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

2005 April 8, "loosbrew" , "Re: Another pet question", novell.community.chat, Usenet,
...give her a special treat one day, like a pizza crust(or pizza bones as we call em)....

(US, humorous) The thick, generally curved, crust end of a slice of pizza.


pizza puff

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From pizza + puff, trademarked in some regions.

Today I was eating a pizza puff with crinkle-fries and a vanilla shake, so diarrhea was pretty much a definite for me.

2004, Joe Meno, Hairstyles of the Damned, page 68:

That he'd never had a pizza puff did not deter him. His approach at lunch, as it was elsewhere, was straight ahead.

2006, Andy Nash, Through the Lens of Social Justice:

Rick tells them about various diners (he is an expert on local grubby diners), and which ones make you need a bathroom the soonest, which ones you should only order a pizza puff from […]

2016, Adam Selzer, Just Kill Me, page 121:

A dough pouch filled with the ingredients of a pizza, such as cheese, pizza sauce, sausage, and pepperoni, and usually deep-fried.


pizza cutter

A wheel-bladed knife used for cutting pizzas.


pizzeria

Borrowed from Italian pizzeria, from pizza + -eria (“-ery”).

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.


pizza man

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pizzaman

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pizzaiolo

en-noun

pizzaiolo (plural pizzaiolos or pizzaioli)

The wood-burning ovens and rock-star pizzaioli that seemed exotic not long ago are becoming familiar.

2010 August 24, Oliver Strand, “New York Pizza Enters a Golden Age”, in The New York Times:

Mr. Arena routinely travels to pizzerias, and also responds to questions from pizzaiolos from around the world, including Brazil and China. […] Evel Pie, where Mr. Rotolo was once the head pizzaiolo, has a punk-rock-meets-Evel-Knievel aesthetic, replete with a Knievel-themed pinball machine, ’70s-era bunting and music, and the words “Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza” in lights above the bar.

2020 June 3, Robert Spuhler, “In Las Vegas, the Home-Style Pizza Is an Everything Pie”, in The New York Times:

A person who makes pizzas in a pizzeria; a pizzamaker.


pizza parlor

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The gang and I went to the pizza parlor to order some pizza and kill a little time.

(US) A restaurant or other business establishment whose primary menu item is pizza.


pizza pie

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pizzetta

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pizza-ghetti

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(Canada) A dish consisting of a slice of pizza and a serving of spaghetti.


nonpizza

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And to its thin-crust pizza line, Pizza Hut has added so many new Italian sandwich and pasta dishes that it now gets 50% of its sales from nonpizza products...

Three nights a week they serve the only wood fire-cooked pizza in the area, and it's great, as are the fish and meat dishes they offer on nonpizza nights.

1995, Fodor's 96 Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala:

Pizza chains diversified into nonpizza items (eg, chicken wings at Domino's and Italian cheese bread at Little Caesars)...

2004, J Paul Peter, James H Donnelly, Marketing management: knowledge and skills:

There's nothing scientific about the nonpizza items such as the addictive fiori di zucca...

2008, Brian Silverman, Frommer's New York City 2009:

That is not pizza or unrelated to pizza.


pizza wheel

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pizza table

(idiomatic) A small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.


'za

He cuts off a bimbo box—a family minivan—veers past the Buy 'n' Fly that is next door, and pulls into CosaNostra Pizza #3569. Those big fat contact patches complain, squeal a little bit, but they hold on to the patented Fairlanes, Inc. high-traction pavement and guide him into the chute. No other Deliverators are waiting in the chute. That is good, that means high turnover for him, fast action, keep moving that 'za.

1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN:

"I'll just grab a slice of 'za for the road," Donald said, mimicking his older sister.

2003, Jim Brown, Black Valley, →ISBN, page 91:

Gourmet chocolate pizza called CHOCIZZA. The 'za is the brainchild of West Chester's Carrie Brownfield […]

2003, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 36, number 5, page 26:


pizza store

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(Canada, US) A restaurant specializing in pizza.


pizza shop

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sheet pizza

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A large rectangular pizza, designed to be cut into individual slices.


pizza sauce

pizza sauce (countable and uncountable, plural pizza sauces)

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A tomato-based sauce poured on pizza dough before additional toppings are added.


pizza face

From pizza + face. First use appears c. 1964 in the Delaware County Daily Times.

(slang, derogatory) The face of such a person.


pizzamaker

Pizzaiolos can be fussy, and Jim McGown, a real estate developer and self-taught pizzamaker, is no different.

2008 May 7, Florence Fabricant, “Off the Menu”, in New York Times:

Popping open a stack of dough proofing containers in their walk-in refrigerator, Mr. Federighi revealed an overlapping stack of pizza skins — what pizzamakers call dough that’s been stretched but not yet topped — that were dry to the touch, with the texture of cured leather.

2023 March 17, J. Kenji López-Alt, “Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza. Here’s What He Learned.”, in The New York Times:


pizza box

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Compact "pizza box" personal computers with integrated components are more desirable since they occupy less precious and scarce desktop real estate.

1991 March 12, William F. Zachmann, “A Case of Computer Design”, in PC Magazine:

(computing) A wide, flat, square style of computer chassis, similar in shape to a pizza delivery box.


pizza stone

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white pizza

white pizza (countable and uncountable, plural white pizzas)

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pizza boy

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A young man who delivers pizza to people.


pizza saver

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A small device, typically a plastic tripod, used to prevent the top of a food container, such as a pizza box, from collapsing inward.

منقذ بيتزا

plastic tripod to prevent the top of the food container from collapsing


sushi pizza

sushi pizza (countable and uncountable, plural sushi pizzas)

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A type of sushi originating in Canada, made from fried rice patties topped with raw seafood and avocado slices and drizzled with condiments.


apizza

apizza (countable and uncountable, plural apizzas)

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Borrowed from Neapolitan pizza (“pizza”), with the feminine definite article 'a.

NICK’S New Haven Style Brick Oven APIZZA “Always “Done Well” / Reopening September 15th / Beer & Wine Bar / APIZZAS / CALZONES / GRINDERS / SALADS

2010 September 3, Palm Beach Sun, page 10:

Authentic apizzas are larger and more irregularly shaped than their New York relatives, and have deeply charred crusts, a result of traditional coal burning ovens.

2014 April 8, “Dude Food: Pizza: The hungry man’s go-to”, in The Black & White, volume 52, number 8, Bethesda, Md.: Walt Whitman High School, page 12:

And don’t sleep through the house-made pastas: pillowy ricotta gnocchi, tucked into a lemony mascarpone and artichoke sauce, are good enough to steal the apizzas’ show.

2016, The Michelin Guide: San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country, Michelin, →ISBN, page 256:

Pepe’s was founded by Frank Pepe in 1925 and they have made millions of their signature apizzas, topped with five ingredients: romano cheese, garlic, olive oil, parsley and clams.

2020, Richard Taylor, James Watt, Martin Dickie, Brewdog: Craft Beer for the Geeks, Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, page 162:

Saucy Brew Works brews fresh local coffee and Ohio craft beer, served best with their award-winning apizzas.

She ordered a New Haven classic, which also happens to be one of the most popular apizzas at Fantini’s — the white clam pizza.

2022 April, Gabby Gregory, “The Place to Be: Fantini’s New Haven Style Apizza”, in Palm City Living, volume 538, page 28:

The coal-fired apizzas are baked at a super-hot 600 degrees Fahrenheit for a few minutes, yielding a pie with charred and blistered crust and cheese like molten lava.

2022 October 11, Phillip Valys, “When’s Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana opening at Plantation Walk?”, in Sun Sentinel, archived from the original on 2022-10-11:

A style of pizza endemic to New Haven, Connecticut, incorporating a thin, oblong crust, charring, oregano, and tomato sauce but only a small amount of grated parmesan cheese.


Hawaiian pizza

Hawaiian pizza (countable and uncountable, plural Hawaiian pizzas)

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Invented by Greek-Canadian chef Sam Panopoulos in 1962, said to have been named Hawaiian after the brand of canned pineapple he was using at the time or because the flavours were reminiscent of Hawaii. Compare toast Hawaii, another dish made with ham, pineapple, and cheese, invented in Germany in 1955.

A pizza topped with tomato sauce, cheese, pineapple, and back bacon or ham.


pizza pan

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A pan specialized for making US-style pizzas, similar to a pie pan, cookie sheet, or paella pan, frequently with a perforated bottom. (in making an Italian pizza, the flattened dough is placed directly on the floor of the oven)


pizza oven

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From pizza + oven.
From being an oven specialized for making pizza.

(informal) Synonym of conveyor oven. (From being frequently found in modern pizzerias.)

conveyor oven

(informal) A wood-fired brick oven with a stone floor in the baking chamber. (From being an oven found in traditional pizzerias, and an accessory built in backyards for pizza)

A specialized infrared oven; a squat thin oven which fits a single pizza, that uses high intensity infrared lamps to rapidly blast and bake a pizza.


pizza guy

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(slang) Synonym of pizza man (pizza delivery guy)


pizza dish

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From its similarity in shape and size to a pizza.

Coordinate term: big ugly dish

True, many former C-banders have traded in their BUDs for pizza dishes. […] Most of those programmers are smart: they offer C-band *and* pizza dish programming. So, for every C-band customer lost to pizza, they gain a pizza client. Conversely, it is these pizza dish clients who are enabling programmers to continue to provide C-band programming.

2006 January 30, Maxodyne, “Re: 4DTV Future 2006”, in alt.video.satellite.4dtv (Usenet):

direct broadcast satellite
direct broadcast satellite

(informal, telecommunications) A Kᵤ-band satellite dish used by direct broadcast satellite systems, ranging from 18 to 31 inches in diameter.


slice shop

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(US) A shop selling individual slices of pizza.


cheese pizza

cheese pizza (countable and uncountable, plural cheese pizzas)

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* (child pornography): From the shared initialism CP, and associated with the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A pizza topped only with cheese and optionally tomato sauce.


spaghetti pizza

spaghetti pizza (countable and uncountable, plural spaghetti pizzas)

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Any pizza served with a traditional crust and spaghetti as the primary topping.


white pie

white pie (countable and uncountable, plural white pies)