ham sandwich
(countable, US) Something utterly commonplace, of modest value.
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Trump: "In hockey they throw tangerines at each other until someone cries 'hootenanny' and they stop and sing an old sea shanty until the other side screams 'ham sandwich,' and that's why we're winning in Iran."
Analysis Paralysis Vegan Ham Sandwich
made myself a turkey and ham sandwich shticks of bacon in it - a treat if you will
Like they said on Sesame Street, "Give me liberty, or give me a ham sandwich!..."
I might view this ham sandwich as the queen of Sheba but that don't make it so. 😁
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(countable, US) Something utterly commonplace, of modest value.
Muttsen looked at Eva and Eva looked at Muttsen—and Eva did not cry out, Eva slept gently—Eva ate a little sausage—a piece of ham sandwich, for her supper—Eva ate it all up;
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(countable, vulgar) A vulva.
But then I became aware of a noise which at first I attributed to National Health teeth having a tussle with a tough piece of ham sandwich.
“Trump: "In hockey they throw tangerines at each other until someone cries 'hootenanny' and they stop and sing an old sea shanty until the other side screams 'ham sandwich,' and that's why we're winning in Iran."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Analysis Paralysis Vegan Ham Sandwich”
— Bluesky· May 2026“made myself a turkey and ham sandwich shticks of bacon in it - a treat if you will”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Like they said on Sesame Street, "Give me liberty, or give me a ham sandwich!..."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I might view this ham sandwich as the queen of Sheba but that don't make it so. 😁”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable, rarely, uncountable) A sandwich made with ham.
The most curious volcano of the district is the Puy Chopine, a dome rising from a crater of scoria composed of granite rocks enclosed, like a slice of ham sandwich, between a layer of basalt and a layer of trachyte.
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