sandwich

Definition

  • noun: two pieces of bread with something (such as meat, peanut butter, etc.) between them
  • noun: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between
  • verb: to put (someone or something) in the space between two other things or people
  • verb: to make into or as if into a sandwich
  • usually used as '(be) sandwiched between'
  • synonyms: interlard, interpose

Examples

  • The little boy 'was sandwiched between' his brother and sister in the back seat of the van.

  • She lives in an old neighborhood 'sandwiched between' the river and the railroad tracks.

  • ('chiefly US') an ice-cream 'sandwich' [=two cookies with ice cream between them]

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Bullshit. No one likes the tuna here. Yeah, well, I do. Jesus Christ, Dom! Would you get out there? I'm sick of this shit. I'm not kidding, Dom. Get out there! - What did you put in that sandwich? - That's funny. - Dom! - All right. - Hey, man. He was in my face. - I'm in your face. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious
  • (..) - That's why you're unloading in third. - Told you. I lengthen the injector pulse a millisecond. Just tune the NOS timer, you'll run nines. What's up with this fool? Is he sandwich-crazy? - No. He ain't here for the food, dog. - Chill out. He's slinging parts for Harry. - I know what he's slinging. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious