Definitions

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  • noun US, dialectal A certain type of submarine sandwich

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Possibly short for zeppelin (from its shape).]

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Shortened from zeppelin

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Examples

  • Anthony Taylor, Crca/Dave Jordan Caoching/zep, in 1: 36: 47.90 28.

    Equal prize money to Holloway and Tamayo at Boston’s TD Bank Mayor’s Cup 2010

  • Ras Tschubai rematerialised in the Control Central of the zep-shaped Soltenite ship, which couldn't have measured quite 80 meters in length.

    Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York 2010

  • Nobody in Control Central was surprised that the small zep-shaped ship continued on its course unhindered.

    Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York 2010

  • Rhodan and Bell did not find it difficult to become familiar with the somewhat unusual design features of the Lorch-Arto because in spite of its zep shape it followed basic Arkonide concepts.

    Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York 2010

  • Here's the thing, zep, my adorable little chew toy.

    When really stupid Blogging Tories blog. CC 2008

  • The others I don't know, or can't think of. classicrock1818 wrote: none, but now im embarassed i didnt get zep.hahahaha. im just not a metal guy i guess. vilen, you get any of mine? theyre a completely different genre haha

    [Help] Most Recent Posts Vilén 2010

  • The others I don't know, or can't think of. classicrock1818 wrote: none, but now im embarassed i didnt get zep.hahahaha. im just not a metal guy i guess. vilen, you get any of mine? theyre a completely different genre haha

    [Help] Most Recent Posts 2010

  • Could someone tell what should i do make the video to play in its normal speed? avisynth code: zep = "C: \Video\test\file1. flv" zep = directshowsource (zep, audio = false) zep = crop (zep,20,24, - 28,0) concert = "C: \Video\test\file2. flv" concert = directshowsource (concert, audio = true)

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2010

  • Date: 26 Apr 2010 17: 58: 20 what an amazing post, thanx for your effort. as i'm a zep fan, but not

    AvaxHome r_benavides 2010

  • The others I don't know, or can't think of. classicrock1818 wrote: none, but now im embarassed i didnt get zep.hahahaha. im just not a metal guy i guess. vilen, you get any of mine? theyre a completely different genre haha

    [Help] Most Recent Posts 2010

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  • i love this word!! its awesome!!

    February 21, 2011

  • Also a diminutive for the name Giuseppe.

    February 22, 2011

  • Especially in Malta, see here.

    February 22, 2011