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air sandwich

air sandwich noun: a sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.

Noun

air sandwich (plural air sandwiches)

  1. (informal) A sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.
    • Glancing into his wallet, he had just enough to cover it and a tad left to make it through the day's expenses, providing he had an air sandwich and glass of water for lunch.2005, Stephen Lissberger, The Conscious Hours, page 91
  2. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal) A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.

Forms of air sandwich

pluralair sandwiches

Origin of air sandwich

(business strategy): Coined by Nilofer Merchant.

Questions about air sandwich

What does air sandwich mean?
Air sandwich means a sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.
What part of speech is air sandwich?
Air sandwich is a noun.
What is the plural of air sandwich?
The plural of air sandwich is air sandwiches.

Words near air sandwich in the dictionary

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  4. air sac syndrome
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  7. air sandwiches
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  9. air scooters
  10. Air Scout
  11. Air Scouting

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