Thousand Island dressing

American  

noun

1. a seasoned mayonnaise, often containing chopped pickles, pimientos, sweet peppers, hard-boiled eggs, etc.

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Thousand Island dressing British  

noun

1. a salad dressing made from mayonnaise with ketchup, chopped gherkins, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Thousand Island dressing

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Thousand Island dressing

Skeptics say the sauce is similar to Thousand Island dressing, variations of which are used at McDonald’s and In-N-Out Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

Trump received a replica gold crown from South Korea — and a meal featuring Thousand Island dressing, ketchup and a gold brownie.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Also, if that mention of the famous Thousand Island dressing piqued your interest . . . stay tuned.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024

Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

I could not think about meat loaf or ranch versus Thousand Island dressing.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda