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- noun Plural form of
leftover . - noun
Food remaining after a meal;excess food eaten later.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun food remaining from a previous meal
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Examples
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But it is good - and by the lack of leftovers from the office, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought that.
Rants Can Be Productive! Sarah 2009
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Pickles are often a part of bibimbap so I used some of the leftovers from the ones I made earlier in the month, so the plate line up is, from beside the fork, the bok choy, pickles, daikon saute, bap sauce, tofus, and peppers.
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Obama has a massive mess on his plate, leftovers from the orgy of irresponsible repiggie spending.
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But it is good - and by the lack of leftovers from the office, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought that.
Archive 2009-02-01 Sarah 2009
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Republicans are used tyrants, just lying leftovers from the Bush tyranny.
Think Progress » Rep. Patrick McHenry proposes replacing Grant with Reagan on the $50 bill. 2010
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My favorite part of holiday leftovers is challah french toast.
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We may be dead on boxing day … or drowning in leftovers
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The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him -- expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it leftovers from the time her father went broke and died.
Chapter XVIII 2010
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Throwing away leftovers is often better business than risking running out of stock.
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Isn't it funny how Republicans expect President Obama to fix the leftovers from the previous administration of raving thugs in mere months when they ruined the country over 8 years?
oroboros commented on the word leftovers
This comment added on the day after Thanksgiving! Also see stuffed.
November 24, 2007
vendingmachine commented on the word leftovers
"My husband and I are part of a tight-knit social group of four couples who get together for dinner once or twice a week. We all decide on a theme beforehand and bring a dish, potluck-style. My problem is that one of the couples will announce during dinner, “Those potatoes are our leftovers from three days ago,” or, “We had this for dinner last night.”
Is it just me, or is that gross? I always prepare something fresh for these dinners, as does everyone else. They are not struggling for money, and time isn’t the issue. Should I say something? I tend to ignore what they bring, but I think they will notice eventually. Is this something I should keep my mouth shut about? Or is it bad manners to feed someone else your leftovers?"
June 23, 2015