sammie

[sam-ee]

noun Informal.

a sandwich.

Origin of sammie

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”

Sammy

or Sam·mie

[sam-ee]

noun, plural Sam·mies.

a male given name, form of Samuel.

a female given name, form of Samantha.

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Examples from the Web for sammie

Historical Examples of sammie

No, no, saft-like same as Sammie—that was the kind for a woman to love.
Sonnie-Boy's People
James B. Connolly
An' yet—there were those who said that one like Sammie never made a good husband.
Sonnie-Boy's People
James B. Connolly
Only one shot in her, but make that one good; here y'are, Sammie.
Sonnie-Boy's People
James B. Connolly
He was back again from his visit to Sammie and Susie Littletail.
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard
Howard R. Garis
Sammie climbed it to five hundred feet in an hour and a half.
Night Bombing with the Bedouins
Robert Henry Reece

British Dictionary definitions for sammie

sammy

noun plural -mies

informal (in South Africa) an Indian fruit and vegetable vendor who goes from house to house

Word Origin for sammy

C20: from the forename Sammy

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Word Origin and History for sammie

Sammy

British slang for "U.S. soldier in World War I," 1918, a reference to Uncle Sam.

A Sammie may be defined as an American soldier as he appears in an English newspaper or a French cinema. It is a name he did not invent, does not like, never uses and will not recognize. ["Stars & Stripes," March 29, 1918]