zep

American  

[zep] / zɛp /

noun

zeps plural

1. Informal. a sandwich made by filling a long bread roll split lengthwise, so called because it is shaped like a zeppelin; sub sandwich.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• zeps
  plural

Example Sentences

Grayson threw the greasy zep wrapper into the wastebasket.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Ten minutes later he was back with a zep, a large.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Now, just what's wrong with them?" he exclaimed, "The darned zep isn't flying straight!

From Raiders Invisible by Hall, Desmond Winter