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peanut-butter-and-jelly

peanut-butter-and-jelly is the alternative form of peanut butter and jelly.

Meaning of peanut butter and jelly

Noun

peanut butter and jelly (countable and uncountable, plural peanut butter and jellies)

  1. (US, uncountable) Peanut butter and jelly (or jam) that is spread on bread to make a sandwich.
  2. (US, countable) A sandwich consisting of bread spread with layers of peanut butter and jelly.
    • On your average march you'll find you get through a good two peanut butter and jellies before you even get to where you're supposed to demonstrate1971, Michael Weller, Five Plays, published 1997, Moonchildren, page 19
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peanut butter, jelly.

Forms of peanut-butter-and-jelly

pluralpeanut-butter-and-jellies

Questions about peanut-butter-and-jelly

What is peanut-butter-and-jelly the alternative form of?
Peanut-butter-and-jelly is the alternative form of peanut butter and jelly.

Words near peanut-butter-and-jelly in the dictionary

  1. peanut worm
  2. peanut worms
  3. peanut-butter cup
  4. peanut-butter cups
  5. peanut-butter-and-jellies
  6. peanut-butter-and-jelly
  7. peanut-buttered
  8. peanut-buttery
  9. peanut-headed lanternflies
  10. peanut-headed lanternfly
  11. peanutbutter

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