sammie

[sam-ee]

noun

Informal.

1. a sandwich.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sammie¹

1970–75 ; shortening of the pronunciation spelling “samwich,” where the “d” in sandwich is dropped and the nasal “n” changes to “m” to be more like the following “w”

Example Sentences

We see that in “Sinners” when Delta Slim recalls a fellow musician’s lynching, then processes that agonizing memory by humming a stirring melody before urging Sammie to catch up on guitar.

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The scene is a stunning introduction to Miles Caton’s prodigious abilities, both as an actor playing the movie’s burgeoning Delta blues guitarist Sammie Moore, and as a musician.

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It all belongs, in the same way the crash of Chinese cymbals in the remix of Sammie’s signature song “I Lied to You” only punches up that gumbo’s flavor.

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The newly undead Mississippi folks dance along, but it’s different from Sammie’s juke joint rapture — unnatural and jerky, even as they keep the rhythm.

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Caton’s Sammie is one of those beings.

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