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

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

Is amba aioli the new Thousand Island dressing?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2018

They ordered two steaks medium rare, baked potatoes, French fries, fried onions, succotash, side dishes of macaroni and hominy, salad with Thousand Island dressing, cinnamon rolls, apple pie and ice cream, and coffee.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote