sausage sizzle
sausage sizzle noun: a barbecue, where the primary food item is a sausage served on a piece of bread, and especially one held for fundraising purposes.
Noun
sausage sizzle (plural sausage sizzles)
- A barbecue, where the primary food item is a sausage served on a piece of bread, and especially one held for fundraising purposes.
- The friendly management picks guests up from their bus, provides shuttle buses into town, hosts free sausage sizzles and rents surfboards, bikes and scooters.2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, 5th edition, Lonely Planet, page 233
- The interview went well. It was unhurried, I felt confident for a change, and Jodie seemed genuinely interested in DeafBlind and the reason for my walk. When it was over she invited me to an outside broadcast the following day at which there would be a sausage sizzle.2009, Cyril Ayris, Gulf to Gulf: The Long Walk, Jeff Johnson, Australia, page 227
- A sausage from such event.
Forms of sausage sizzle
| plural | sausage sizzles |
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Origin of sausage sizzle
From sausage + sizzle, referring to the item most likely to be cooked.
Questions about sausage sizzle
- What does sausage sizzle mean?
- Sausage sizzle means a barbecue, where the primary food item is a sausage served on a piece of bread, and especially one held for fundraising purposes.
- What part of speech is sausage sizzle?
- Sausage sizzle is a noun.
- What is the plural of sausage sizzle?
- The plural of sausage sizzle is sausage sizzles.
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