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poor man's pizza

poor man's pizza noun: any snack resembling pizza but made with cheaper or simpler ingredients, such as bread rolls instead of dough and tomato soup instead of pizza sauce.

Noun

poor man's pizza (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Any snack resembling pizza but made with cheaper or simpler ingredients, such as bread rolls instead of dough and tomato soup instead of pizza sauce.
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Synonyms of poor man's pizza

Questions about poor man's pizza

What does poor man's pizza mean?
Poor man's pizza means any snack resembling pizza but made with cheaper or simpler ingredients, such as bread rolls instead of dough and tomato soup instead of pizza sauce.
What part of speech is poor man's pizza?
Poor man's pizza is a noun.

Words near poor man's pizza in the dictionary

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  3. poor man's mustard
  4. poor man's orchid
  5. poor man's pepper
  6. poor man's pizza
  7. poor man's racehorse
  8. poor man's sauce
  9. poor man's shilling
  10. poor man's soap
  11. poor man's steak

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