English Explanatory Dictionary

liberty sausage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A frankfurter.

Pronunciation

lĭb′ər-tē sô′sĭj /ˌlɪb.ə.tiː ˈsɔː.sɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liberty sausage.wav /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɑ.sɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɒ.sɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌlɪb.ə.tiː ˈsoː.sɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌləb.ə.tiː ˈsoː.səd͡ʒ/ /ˌlɪb.əʳ.ʈiː ˈsɔː.sɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌlɪb.əʳ.ʈiː ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

liberty sausage liberty sausages

Etymology

Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage.

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