"Dagwood sandwich" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dagwood sandwiches [plural]
Etymology: Named after American comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the American comic strip Blondie. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|comic strip character||||}} comic strip character, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Dagwood Bumstead}} Dagwood Bumstead, {{named-after|en|Dagwood Bumstead|nat=American|occ=comic strip character|wplink=Dagwood Bumstead}} Named after American comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dagwood sandwich (plural Dagwood sandwiches)
  1. (informal) An exceptionally thick sandwich made with numerous layers of various meats, cheeses, vegetables, and condiments. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sandwiches Synonyms: dag, Dag, dag sandwich, Dag sandwich, Dagwood, dagwood, dagwood sandwich Derived forms: Dag, dag, Dag sandwich, dag sandwich, dagwood, Dagwood, half dagwood, quarter dagwood Translations (exceptionally thick sandwich): dagwood (French), Dagobertmacka [common-gender] (Swedish), Dagobertsmörgås [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (figuratively, by extension) A thick stack of flat objects or a complicated melange of diverse components or ingredients. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Dagwood_sandwich-en-noun-FI3eIEys

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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