ONE SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC

Meaning of ONE SANDWICH SHORT OF A PICNIC in English

Phrs. Eccentric, insane, odd. Also phrased as two sandwiches short of a picnic.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

SANDWICH — [A] n sandwich
Interlingua English vocab
SHORT — I. ˈshȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English short, shert, from Old English scort, sceort; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANDWICH — I. ˈsanˌ(d)wich, ˈsaan- sometimes especially before a syllable-increasing suffix -ij noun ( -es ) Etymology: after John Montagu, 4th Earl …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICNIC — I. noun also pick·nick ˈpikˌnik ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: German or French; German picknick, from French pique-nique, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORT — — shortness , n. /shawrt/ , adj., shorter, shortest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANDWICH — /sand"wich, san"-/ , n. 1. two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICNIC — — picnicker , n. /pik"nik/ , n. , v. , picnicked, picnicking . n. 1. an excursion or outing in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORT — I. ˈshȯrt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SANDWICH — I. ˈsan(d)-ˌwich, ˈsam-; dialect ˈsaŋ- noun Etymology: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich died 1792 English diplomat Date: 1762 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICNIC — I. ˈpik-(ˌ)nik noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: German or French; German Picknick, from French pique-nique Date: 1826 1. : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORT — noun a summary account. 2. short ·noun short, inferior hemp. 3. short ·noun breeches; shortclothes. 4. short ·noun a short …
Webster English vocab
SANDWICH — noun two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them. 2. …
Webster English vocab
PICNIC — vi to go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion. 2. picnic ·v formerly, an entertainment …
Webster English vocab
SHORT — [short] adj [ME, fr. OE sceort; akin to OHG scurz short, ON skortr lack] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having little …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SANDWICH — [sand.wich] n [John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich d. 1792 Eng. diplomat] (1762) 1 a: two or more slices of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICNIC — [pic.nic] n, often attrib [G or F; G Picknick, fr. F pique-nique] (1748) 1: an excursion or outing with food …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SANDWICH — in its basic form, slices of meat, cheese, or other food placed between two slices of bread. Although this mode …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANDWICH — town (township), Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along Cape Cod Bay, just east of the town of Bourne, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANDWICH — sandwich, S\~ BrE AmE ˈsæn wɪdʒ ˈsænd-, ˈsæm-, -wɪtʃ — Preference poll, British English: -wɪdʒ 53%, -wɪtʃ 47%. ▷ sandwiched …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PICNIC — picnic BrE AmE ˈpɪk nɪk ▷ picnic|ked t ▷ picnic|king ɪŋ ▷ picnic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHORT — / ʃɔːt; NAmE ʃɔːrt/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective ( short·er , short·est ) LENGTH / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SANDWICH — / ˈsænwɪtʃ; NAmE ; -wɪdʒ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also BrE informal sar·nie ) two slices of bread, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICNIC — / ˈpɪknɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an occasion when people pack a meal and take it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORT — I. short 1 S1 W1 /ʃɔːt $ ʃɔːrt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shorter , superlative shortest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SANDWICH — I. sand ‧ wich 1 S2 /ˈsænwɪdʒ $ ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsænwɪtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Earl of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PICNIC — I. pic ‧ nic 1 /ˈpɪknɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: pique-nique ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SANDWICH — n. & v. --n. 1 two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese, etc., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PICNIC — n. & v. --n. 1 an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors. 2 any meal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SANDWICH — n. & v. n. 1 two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese, etc., …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PICNIC — n. & v. n. 1 an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors. 2 any meal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORT — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b …
Oxford English vocab
SANDWICH — n. & v. --n. 1. two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
PICNIC — n. & v. --n. 1. an outing or excursion including a packed meal eaten out of doors. 2 any meal …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
SHORT — I. ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES /ʃɔ:(r)t/ ( shorter, shortest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SANDWICH — ( sandwiches, sandwiching, sandwiched) 1. A sandwich usually consists of two slices of bread with a layer of food such …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICNIC — ( picnics, picnicking, picnicked) 1. When people have a picnic , they eat a meal out of doors, usually in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SANDWICH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cheese sandwich ▪ I'll make you a cheese sandwich. a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PICNIC — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a picnic area (= an area outdoors where you can eat a meal ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SANDWICH — [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition]To sandwich two things together is to put a layer of something between them …
Cambridge English vocab
PICNIC — [noun] [C] - a usually cold meal taken with you to a place to be eaten outside in an informal …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SANDWICH — Synonyms and related words : BLT, Dagwood sandwich, Sloppy Joe, Swiss cheese sandwich, bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, canape, cheeseburger, corned beef sandwich, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SANDWICH — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cheese , ham , peanut butter , etc. ▪ jam ( BrE ), jelly ( AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PICNIC — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ family ▪ school ▪ church , Sunday-school (both esp. AmE ) ▪ company ( esp. AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHORT — INDEX: short/not long 1. short in length or distance 2. when something you say or write is short 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHORT — n. 25B6; adjective a short piece of string : SMALL, little, tiny; informal teeny. short people : SMALL, little, petite, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICNIC — n. 25B6; noun a picnic on the beach : OUTDOOR MEAL, alfresco meal; N. Amer. cookout. (informal) working for him …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SANDWICH — ( also BrE infml sarnie ) n two or more slices of bread and butter with meat, cheese, jam, etc. …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SHORT — adj. 1 small, little, slight, petite, diminutive, wee, tiny, elfin, minuscule; midget, dwarfish, squat, dumpy, runty, stubby, stunted, Colloq pint-sized, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PICNIC — noun 1 BAD : We decided to make a picnic in the field opposite the house. GOOD : We decided …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Slang English vocab

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