"pavement pizza" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-pavement pizza.ogg Forms: pavement pizzas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pavement pizza (countable and uncountable, plural pavement pizzas)
  1. (UK, Australia, humorous) A patch of vomit on the pavement, road or ground. Tags: Australia, UK, countable, humorous, uncountable Categories (topical): Pizza Synonyms: vomit
    Sense id: en-pavement_pizza-en-noun-KU~oIXta Disambiguation of Pizza: 53 23 24 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 27 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 32 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 30 16
  2. (humorous) The badly damaged bodily remains of a person who has jumped or fallen from a great height. Tags: countable, humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pavement_pizza-en-noun-N0NnbHFt
  3. (US, humorous) Roadkill. Tags: US, countable, humorous, uncountable Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-pavement_pizza-en-noun-4-Im7qQc Disambiguation of Death: 7 19 75 Categories (other): American English

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