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liberty steak

liberty steak noun: a hamburger.

Noun

liberty steak (plural liberty steaks)

  1. (US, historical) A hamburger.

Forms of liberty steak

pluralliberty steaks

Origin of liberty steak

Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage.

Questions about liberty steak

What does liberty steak mean?
Liberty steak means a hamburger.
What part of speech is liberty steak?
Liberty steak is a noun.
What is the plural of liberty steak?
The plural of liberty steak is liberty steaks.

Words near liberty steak in the dictionary

  1. liberty sausages
  2. liberty ship
  3. liberty ships
  4. liberty spike
  5. liberty spikes
  6. liberty steak
  7. liberty steaks
  8. liberty taker
  9. liberty takers
  10. libertye
  11. libertyless

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