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doorsteppy

Informal British adjective describing bread that has been sliced extremely thick — the kind of chunky slab that resembles a doorstep more than a conventional slice.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026UK

Informal British adjective describing bread that has been sliced extremely thick — the kind of chunky slab that resembles a doorstep more than a conventional slice. Often used affectionately, particularly when talking about homemade loaves, old-fashioned sandwiches, or bakery bread cut to generous proportions. The implication is bulk and heartiness rather than elegant thin-cut sandwich bread.

He piled the ham onto a gloriously doorsteppy slice and declared it the only proper way to make a sandwich.
Origin: Derived from the British colloquial use of doorstep to describe a very thick slice of bread, comparing it to the height of a stone doorstep. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, informal) Of bread: sliced very thick.

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