Used in a Sentence

salami

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for salami.

Editorial note

For example, there are all sorts of small flags thrown by embezzlement or salami-slicing that, put together, identify the operation.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of salami gathered in one view.

noun

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

noun

A surname.

noun

(slang) The penis.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for salami.

noun

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

noun

A surname.

noun

(slang) The penis.

noun

(baseball) A grand slam.

Example sentences

1

For example, there are all sorts of small flags thrown by embezzlement or salami-slicing that, put together, identify the operation.

2

Does Richard Pryor get your fractional cent, a la the salami slicing in Superman 3?

3

Last night's was awesome -- who knew baseball, salami, and dynamite were such interesting topics?

4

I took a look at the salami, realized my mouth was watering, then wanted to throw up.

5

Don't forget the food they might have eaten: an appetizer of salami and mimolet followed by shwarma with lots of red onions in it.

6

It's a salami, in a plam...its all quite straight forward really.

7

But the food poisoning come from some nasty sliced pepper salami I had for dinner.

8

I have the disturbing desire to eat some of my own cloned, cured, salami.

9

It doesn't hurt that the kickstarter perks involve tasty salami.

10

There's probably some conditioning behind this: every day you are reminded that a pack of salami is 200g, while a pack of flour is 1kg, and so on...

11

It's the salami slicing effect, only with people.

12

Edit: wanted to mention the sausage/salami too.

Quote examples

1

Nothing drives the point home like watching your wife hurl by the side of the road after a snack -- and then checking the label on the salami she just ate, only to find it contains "nonfat dry milk solids".

2

"He responded, "when there's something interesting to publish, it'll be published." He seemed to have a sort of disdain for "salami science", where scientific and mathematical papers present the thinnest possible "slice" or result possible." Very inspiring!

Proper noun examples

1

I searched for a Pizza Salami, selected about 10 of the top ingredients and got about 6000 results.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use salami in a sentence?

For example, there are all sorts of small flags thrown by embezzlement or salami-slicing that, put together, identify the operation.

What does salami mean?

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

What part of speech is salami?

salami is commonly used as noun.