Dagwood
Dagwood (noun) means an enormous multi-layered sandwich stuffed with many different fillings. Example: “He built a dagwood so tall he could barely fit it in his mouth.”
How to use Dagwood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA huge, stacked sandwich with lots of layers of filling.
Word forms
- Plural
- Dagwoods
Fill the gap
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He built a _____ so tall he could barely fit it in his mouth.
Etymology
Named after Dagwood Bumstead, a comic-strip character from "Blondie" famous for making towering sandwiches.