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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A bun filled or covered with ground beef cooked in a spicy tomato sauce.

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  • noun US A hot sandwich, typically composed of ground beef cooked in a skillet with highly seasoned tomato sauce or tomato paste and spread between two sides of a bun.
  • noun US A cold delicatessen three-decker rye bread sandwich made with sliced meat, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing.
  • noun A very loose-fitting light-weight jumper or jacket.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun

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  • Australia: cotton, fleece-lined sweater

    America: sandwich with loose ground meat

    September 17, 2008

  • Australia: That's not very tasty.

    America: That's not very helpful in the cold.

    September 17, 2008

  • Hahaha!

    September 17, 2008