"quarter-pounder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quarter-pounders [plural]
Etymology: From the Quarter Pounder, a hamburger sold by the fast food chain McDonald's since 1971. By surface analysis, quarter + pound + -er. Now sometimes used as a genericized trademark, although the trademark remains active in many countries. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|quarter|pound|-er|id3=measurement}} By surface analysis, quarter + pound + -er, {{gentrade|en|nocap=1}} genericized trademark Head templates: {{en-noun}} quarter-pounder (plural quarter-pounders)
  1. A burger weighing approximately a quarter of a pound. Categories (topical): Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-quarter-pounder-en-noun-LLHFTMpZ Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 56 44 Disambiguation of English trademarks: 53 47
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.
    Sense id: en-quarter-pounder-en-noun-~69KbzFF Categories (other): English trademarks Disambiguation of English trademarks: 53 47

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