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dagwood

dagwood noun: a large thick multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings. Also the ellipsis of Dagwood sandwich.

Noun (1)

dagwood (plural dagwoods)

  1. A large thick multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings

Noun (2) capitalized: Dagwood

Dagwood (plural Dagwoods)

  1. A Dagwood sandwich.

Also used as

dagwood is also the ellipsis of Dagwood sandwich.

Forms of dagwood

pluraldagwoods
pluralDagwoods

Origin of dagwood

Named after American comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the comic Blondie.

Words formed from dagwood

  • dag
  • half dag
  • half-dagwood
  • quarter dag
  • quarter-dagwood

Phrases with dagwood

Questions about dagwood

What does dagwood mean?
Dagwood means a large thick multi-layered sandwich containing cold cuts, cheese, lettuce and any of several other fillings.
What part of speech is dagwood?
Dagwood is a noun.
What is the plural of dagwood?
The plural of dagwood is dagwoods.

Words near dagwood in the dictionary

  1. Daguioman
  2. Dagum
  3. Dagupan
  4. Dagur
  5. Dagurs
  6. dagwood
  7. Dagwood burger
  8. Dagwood burgers
  9. dagwood dog
  10. dagwood dogs
  11. dagwood sandwich

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