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salamis

noun

Definition of salamisnext
plural of salami
as in frankfurters

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  1. sausages
  2. hot dogs
  3. weenies
Noun
  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Gonella's is an Italian grocery store with a deli counter with lunch meats, salads, specialty sausages, cannolis and an olive bar.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sausages
Noun
  • How many hot dogs have been consumed in the Nathan's Famous hot dog contest?
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of hot dogs
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  • That was for liberals and other lily-livered, do-goody weenies—losers like you and me.
    — James Wolcott, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The sausage rolls, known commonly as pigs in a blanket, were packaged as a dozen Parker House Rolls stuffed with cocktail weenies.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of weenies
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