Meaning & use
footlong
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measuring about one foot (roughly 30 centimeters) in length, especially used to describe a sandwich or hot dog
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He ordered a footlong sub with extra pickles for lunch.
The fair sold footlong corn dogs dipped in bright yellow mustard.
A note on using this word
Almost always used as a modifier before a food item like 'sandwich' or 'hot dog,' rather than describing objects in general.
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