gatsby, noun
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- Also with initial capital.
Popular in Cape Town, where it originated: a large sandwich typically made from a long loaf or bread roll filled with variable ingredients including salad, fried chips, meat or fish, and condiments, eaten individually or in pieces as a shared meal.
2007 The Big Issue June 7Gatsby: A long roll filled to the brim with chips, salads and a variety of meats such as polony, steak or fish.
2020 news24.com 31 JulyGatsby: A street sandwich which originated on the Cape Flats. It is made from bisected, flattened, wand-shaped bread stuffed with any combination of meat, melted cheese, fried eggs, chips and pickled chilies. The name is thought to refer to the flat cap worn by Robert Redford in the film of F Scott Fitzgerald’s book of the same name – which is said to resemble the sandwich.
a large sandwich typically made from a long loaf or bread roll filled with variable ingredients including salad, fried chips, meat or fish, and condiments, eaten individually or in pieces as a shared meal.
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