deep-dish
Americanadjective
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made in a deep baking dish and usually topped with a pastry crust: a deep-dish chicken potpie.
a deep-dish peach pie;
a deep-dish chicken potpie.
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(of a pizza) baked in a deep pan and having a thick crust.
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penetrating deeply; profound.
the author’s narrative skill, global perspectives, and deep-dish themes.
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pervasive or thorough; intense.
He’s experienced some deep-dish racism.
Etymology
Origin of deep-dish
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Or pointed to the refrigerator case with Banquet country fried-chicken bowls, Red Baron deep-dish pizza and Snickers for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Tacos, birria and carnitas are as familiar as deep-dish pizza and pickle-topped Chicago dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
The deep-dish pizza: Is it a gift for someone who’s never tasted Chicago’s indulgent, polarizing culinary export?
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
The pancake is uniformly consistent, shaped like a large pan pizza with the same crunchy border you would get from a Maillard reaction on a deep-dish pie.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
A deep-dish sit-down in a tub with scalding water is a pure joy.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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