Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A delicatessen.
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- noun informal A
shop that sellscooked orprepared food ready for serving. - noun informal Food sold at a delicatessen.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
Etymologies
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Examples
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Imagine my embarrassment when I wandered into Albertson's for some lunch yesterday and it dawned on me that "deli" is short for "delicatessen."
Archive 2009-08-01 Megan 2009
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I just thought it was funny that a generic deli is jumping on the whole corporate $5 gimmick.
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Pizza have a leg up in terms of flavor, but if you just want a quick snack and this deli is convenient to you, it will do the trick.
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The company also reducing packaging waste by eliminating the use of wax containers for certain deli items.
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The company also reducing packaging waste by eliminating the use of wax containers for certain deli items.
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I have an issue with plain deli meat/white bread sandwiches that are plain and boring.
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My hatred of the generic Midtown deli is no secret to anybody who reads this blog, but what may surprise you is that it has nothing to do with the concept.
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This generic Midtown deli is slightly better than other generic Midtown delis [NYC Food Guy]
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But my personal choice for default deli is Star Lite on 44th btwn 7th & 8th, where I usually get a chicken caesar wrap or salad.
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They are proven carcinogens yet they are still allowed to be put in deli meats, hot dogs, bacon, pepperonis, sausages, etc.
Sweet Deception 2006
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