Definitions
Etymologies
- 1954. Clipped from English delicatessen, from German Delikatessen ("delicacies"), from French délicatesse, from Latin delicatus ("tender"), of unknown origin. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Imagine my embarrassment when I wandered into Albertson's for some lunch yesterday and it dawned on me that "deli" is short for "delicatessen.”
“I just thought it was funny that a generic deli is jumping on the whole corporate $5 gimmick.”
“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.”
“The company also reducing packaging waste by eliminating the use of wax containers for certain deli items.”
“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.”
“This generic Midtown deli is slightly better than other generic Midtown delis [NYC Food Guy]”
“I have an issue with plain deli meat/white bread sandwiches that are plain and boring.”
“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.”
“They are proven carcinogens yet they are still allowed to be put in deli meats, hot dogs, bacon, pepperonis, sausages, etc.”
“But now I have it. 500 grams is the rough equivalent of a pound, in deli terms.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘deli’.
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Cute
My boyfriend and I started this list my Junior or Senior year of High school. It hasn't been added to in a while. It was a list of words that we thought sounded universally cute or had universal as...
cupcake, doilee, mitten, kitten, squiggle, button, cheek, papoose, pupa, sleep, cookie, treat and 45 more...
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For Your Convenience
Names for convenience stores, as inspired by this BoingBoing post. As in, "I'm going to the ______ to grab some milk and a pack of smokes."
corner store, bodega, party store, jiffy store, コンビニ, mama shop, package store, deli, tendita, vacita, pitzuchiya, makolet and 50 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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aliko's Words
deli, turkey, bodrum, deniz, sunny, seks, tatil, hava, zeeman, captain, kapitein, kaptan and 256 more...
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Mary and Max (2009)
Words from 2009 'Mary and Max' film.
muddy, puddle, birthmark, piggyback, pensive, gumnut, pompom, salvage, takeaway, oven, shed, deliberate and 112 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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words from the German
kindergarten, sturm und drang, schadenfreude, zeppelin, blitzkreig, blitz, krieg, panzer, angst, nazi, zeitgeist, doppelganger and 107 more...
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OM3 Lesson 27
classmate, return, count me in, red-haired, easy way, package, Italy, mail, regular, express, go with, deli and 6 more...
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MEC1 Lesson 112
hop, grab, rip, waylay, tale, alongside, trick, sticker, bumper, lean, pursuit, rear and 38 more...
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fiery furnaces
lozel, puce, blacksmith, whiskey, hemlock, keen, penguin, dungeon, hague, mummy, croquet, eucalyptus and 51 more...
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words I use in New York
...less so elsewhere.
metrocard, train, deli, uptown, downtown, neighborhood, borough, felafel, chinatown, yeah, meet me, library and 9 more...
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