Thousand Island dressing

noun

: mayonnaise with chili sauce and seasonings (such as chopped pimientos, green peppers, and onion)

Examples of Thousand Island dressing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It’s sliced; salted, 2 percent by weight, to remove excess moisture; then rehydrated and seasoned with housemade Thousand Island dressing that uses bread and butter pickles from the Pickle Guys. New York Times, 18 June 2024 Free housing, free travel, endless opportunities to grift your gullible followers, all the Thousand Island dressing you could dream of. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 24 July 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Thousand Islands, islands in the St. Lawrence River

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Thousand Island dressing was in 1912

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“Thousand Island dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thousand%20Island%20dressing. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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