(US) A North Carolinan style of serving hot dogs and hamburgers, involving chili, slaw, onions, and sometimes mustard.
(US) A North Carolinan style of serving hot dogs and hamburgers, involving chili, slaw, onions, and sometimes mustard.
"Carolina style" means: A North Carolinan style of serving hot dogs and hamburgers, involving chili, slaw, onions, and sometimes mustard.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"Carolina style" means: A North Carolinan style of serving hot dogs and hamburgers, involving chili, slaw, onions, and sometimes mustard.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"Carolina style" means: A North Carolinan style of serving hot dogs and hamburgers, involving chili, slaw, onions, and sometimes mustard.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(US) A hamburger served with chili con carne, coleslaw, mustard and chopped onions, popular in the Carolinas.
(US) A hamburger served with chili con carne.
A food item (dish) consisting of a frankfurter or wiener and (usually) a hot dog bun, with toppings such as ketchup, mustard, relish, sauerkraut, onions, cheese, etc.
(US) Red slaw.
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A chili size is a classic American diner order: a hamburger patty served open-faced and smothered in chili con carne, sometimes with onions and cheese piled on top. It's the kind of no-frills comfort food that has a permanent home on laminated menus in roadside diners across the American West and Southwest. The name likely comes from sizing up a burger with a chili topping, making it a heartier, more indulgent version of the standard patty.